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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 65, The Whiteley Galleries

Caster Set

1716-1717 (made)
Artist/Maker
Simon Pantin (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

Set of three silver casters.


Object details

Category
Metalwork
Object type
Caster set
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Caster
  • Lid
  • Caster
  • Lid
  • Caster
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Silver
Silver
Pierced
Brief description
Silver. England (London), 1716-17. Mark of Simon Pantin.
Physical description
Set of three silver casters.
Dimensions
  • Caster height: 22cm (Note: M.178:1, 2-1919)
  • Length: 6.5cm
  • Weight: 206.3g
  • Caster width: 9.5cm (Note: M.178:1, 2-1919)
  • Caster depth: 7cm (Note: M.178:1, 2-1919)
  • Caster weight: 416.6g (Note: M.178:1, 2-1919)
  • Caster height: 15.5cm (Note: M.178A-1919 )
  • Caster width: 6.3cm (Note: M.178A-1919 )
  • Caster depth: 5cm (Note: M.178A-1919 )
  • Caster weight: 212g (Note: M.178A-1919 )
  • Caster height: 15.5cm (Note: M.178B-1919 )
  • Caster width: 6.3cm (Note: M.178B-1919 )
  • Caster depth: 5cm (Note: M.178B-1919 )
  • Caster weight: 206.4g (Note: M.178B-1919 )
Marks and inscriptions
  • PA with a peacock above, mark for Simon Pantin, Grimwade 1990 no. 1224. Full marks struck on the underside of the base, leopards head erased on the outside of the pierced cover. Grimwade 1990, no. 2124
  • Arms
  • Town mark: London
Credit line
Bequeathed by Harvey Hadden
Object history
Bequest - Harvey Hadden
Acquisition RF: Harvey Hadden
Bibliographic reference
V&A Catalogue, 1920, No. 210 V&A Catalogue, 1965, pl.111 Haywood, JF., 1959, Pl. 79b.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.178B/1-1919

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
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