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Mustard pot: M.44 & A-1961

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Spilsbury, Francis II

Entities

Categories

Description

Silver; the cylindrical sides pierced with a dog and birds amid scrolling foliage

Silver; the cylindrical sides are pierced and engraved with a dog and birds amid scrolling foliage beneath a gadrooned rim. The almost flat cover is engraved with a border of flowers and foliage. The leaf capped double scroll handle has an openwork shell thumbpiece. There is a clear glass liner (A), which may be a replacement.

Notes

History note: Not known before testator

Legal notes

L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century, third quarter
George III
1770 CE - 1771 CE

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

To Rim Height 5.5 cm Height 2⅛ in
Without Line Weight 114 g
Without Liner Weight 3 : 12 oz : dwt
Rim To Handle Width 8.7 cm Width 3½ in
Cover
Decoration
Sides

Materials used in production

Silver

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: leopard's head crowned

  • Location: On the underside of the base
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark

Inscription present: lion passant

  • Location: On the underside of the base
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark
  • Text: p
  • Location: On the underside of the base
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark
  • Text: FS
  • Location: On the underside of the base
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Maker's mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.44 & A-1961
Primary reference Number: 157599
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 28 November 2018 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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