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Pepper pot: M/P.1 & A-1937

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Wood, Samuel

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Description

Silver. Circular stepped foot, hemispherical body beneath tall concave shoulders, high domed and pierced pull-off cover with bell-shaped finial

Notes

History note: Not known before Charles Horace Wilkinson.

Legal notes

C.H. Wilkinson Bequest

Measurements and weight

Weight: 68 g
Weight: 2:3 oz: dwt

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937-06-21) by Wilkinson, Charles Horace

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
1741 - 1742

Components of the work

To Top Of Finial Height 10.8 cm Height 4 1/2 in
Across Body Width 4.5 cm Width 1 3/4 in
Body
Cover
Foot And Finial

Materials used in production

Silver

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: E*D
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Engraved
  • Type: Initials
  • Text: leopard's head crowned
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark

Inscription present: lion passant

  • Location: On base and on inside rim of cover
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark
  • Text: f
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark
  • Text: SW
  • Location: On base and on inside rim of cover
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Maker's mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: M/P.1 & A-1937
Primary reference Number: 157325

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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