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Caster

1720-1721 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Caster, silver, octagonal on a spreading, moulded foot with a pierced domed cover surmounted by a moulded knob; scroll handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Caster
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Silver, raised, pierced and engraved.
Brief description
Caster, silver, London hallmarks for 1720-21, maker unidentified.
Physical description
Caster, silver, octagonal on a spreading, moulded foot with a pierced domed cover surmounted by a moulded knob; scroll handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.4cm
  • Width: 5.8cm
  • Depth: 4.6cm
  • Weight: 73.7g
  • Weight: 2.37troy
Style
Production typesmall batch
Marks and inscriptions
  • London hallmarks for 1720-21
  • Inscribed EL 1721
Credit line
Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons Bequest
Object history
Bequest - Croft Lyons
Acquisition RF: Croft Lyons
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.863:1, 2-1926

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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