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

Ewer

1714-1715 (made)
Artist/Maker
Pierre Platel (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

Silver, English


Object details

Object type
Ewer
Materials and techniques
Silver
Brief description
Silver, English
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.6cm
  • Length: 16.25cm
  • Weight: 848.1g
Marks and inscriptions
  • PL with a star above and a fleur-de-lys below all within a shaped shield, mark for Pierre Platel, Grimwade 1990 No. 2200
  • Arms and Crest
  • Town mark: London
Credit line
Bequeathed by Maj. Thomas Sutton Timmis
Object history
Bequest - Major Thomas Sutton Timmis
Acquisition RF: Thomas Sutton Timmis
Bibliographic reference
Hayward, J F., Huguenot Silver, 1959, Pl. 35a Hernmark, The Art of the European Silversmith, Pl. 675
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.71-1933

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O103852/ewer-pierre-platel/
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