Chalice
John Bridge
1827–28
Medium
Silver gilt with spessartine garnets
Dimensions
28.3 × 12 cm (11 1/8 × 4 3/4 in.); 28.3 × 11.2 cm (11 1/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
Classification
chalices (liturginal vessels)
Department
Applied Arts of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
217494
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
A. W. N. Pugin, the foremost proponent of the Gothic Revival style in England, made this chalice when he was just 15; yet its eclectic combination of Gothic-inspired ornament already demonstrates his experimentation with the architectural vocabulary of the medieval period.