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Silver, Room 65, The Whiteley Galleries

Inkstand

1729-1730 (made)
Artist/Maker
Paul De Lamerie (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)



Object details

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

  • Ink Stand
  • Pounce Pot
  • Lid
  • Ink Pot
  • Lid
  • Bell
Materials and techniques
Silver
Silver
Marks and inscriptions
Town mark: London
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Ethel Gurney
Object history
Bequest - Ethel Gurney
Acquisition RF: 39 / 3532
Exhibitions: Silver from the Age of Johnson 1709-1784, St Mary's Litchfield, June -Sept 1984, No. 12
Paul de Lamerie, Goldsmith's Hall, May - Hune 1990, No. 61
Bibliographic reference
Watts, Old English Silver, 1924 V&A Catalogue, 1965, Pl. 123a Grimwade, A., 1974, pl. 83b, p.58
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.155 to C-1939

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
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