Chalice

1827–28

Silver gilt with spessartine garnets

28.3 × 12 cm (11.1 × 4.7 in)

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● On view now — Galleries 231-233

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · verified July 2026

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

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.

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