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Beer jug: AAL.30-2009

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Maker(s)

Silversmith: Richard Bayley

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Description

Silver, of plain pear shape; on spreading circular foot, the handle formed as a dolphin; engraved with a vacant rococo cartouche, and on the base, the figures "56 * 4".

Legal notes

Lent to the museum by Jonathan Gray, from The Bill Gray Collection

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 11.4 cm
Height: 19.1 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (2009) by Gray, Jonathan

Dating

18th Century, second quarter#
George II
1739 CE - 1740 CE

School or Style

Rococo

Materials used in production

Silver

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Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.30-2009
Primary reference Number: 184537
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 20 June 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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