Not currently on display at the V&A

Snuffer Tray

1722-1723 (made)
Artist/Maker
Paul Crespin (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

Snuffer tray, silver, moulded edge, incurved waist, rounded ends and angular corners. Scroll handle with thumbpiece. Standing on four moulded feet. Engraved with a cypher within a cartouche (obliterated).


Object details

Categories
Lighting
Metalwork
Silver
Object type
Snuffer tray
Materials and techniques
Silver, rasied and engraved.
Silver
Raising
Brief description
Snuffer tray, silver, London hallmarks for 1722-23, mark of Paul Crespin.
Physical description
Snuffer tray, silver, moulded edge, incurved waist, rounded ends and angular corners. Scroll handle with thumbpiece. Standing on four moulded feet. Engraved with a cypher within a cartouche (obliterated).
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.1cm
  • Width: 18.25cm
  • Depth: 8.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • London hallmarks for 1722-23
  • Mark of Paul Crespin
  • Engraved cypher (obliterated)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Harvey Hadden
Object history
Bequest - Harvey Hadden
Acquisition RF: Harvey Hadden
Subjects depicted
Moulding
Cartouche
Bibliographic reference
V&A Catalogue, 1920, No. 218
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.166-1919

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
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