Current Location: In storage
Titles
Part of set with a ewer
Maker(s)
Silversmith:
Rodrigues, João
(Possibly)
Entities
Categories
Description
Silver-gilt; embossed and chased with spiral fluting and rocaille decoration.
Silver-gilt: with embossed and chased ornament and engraved crest. Circular with shaped edge. In the centre, a raised oval cartouche is engraved with the Ormonde crest beneath the coronet of a Marquis, surrounded by embossed and chased rocaille and floral ornament. Spiral fluting radiates from the cartouche to the rim which is embossed and chased with a border of rocaille, scrolls and floral ornament on a matted ground. (with M.10-1982 and M.10A-1982)
Notes
History note: Walter Butler, 18th Earl of Ormonde, created 1st Marquis of Ormonde, 1816, and by descent in the Ormonde family.
Legal notes
Allocated by the Minister for the Arts from the list of objects accepted in lieu of capital taxes from the estate of the Most Honourable James Arthur Norman Butler, 6th Marquis of Ormonde
Measurements and weight
Weight: 915 g
Weight: 19:8 oz:dwt
Place(s) associated
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Allocated
(1982-06-19)
by
the estate of James Butler, 6th Marquis of Ormonde
Dating
18th Century, third quarter#
José I
1761
CE
-
1768
CE
Note
João Rodrigues recorded between 1761-1808
School or Style
Rococo
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Surface
composed of
gilt
To Rim
Height 4.5 cm
Height 1¾ in
Across Rim
Width 34.7 cm
Width 13⅝ in
Crest
Decoration
Materials used in production
Silver
Techniques used in production
Raising
: The basin was raised, and the ornament was embossed and chased, with the crest and cornonet engraved.
References and bibliographic entries
Related exhibitions
Identification numbers
Accession number: M.11-1982
Primary reference Number: 119327
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Wednesday 12 June 2019
Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
