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Cruet Set

1787-1788 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cruet frame, silver with cut glass casters and cruets. Circular, side panel with bright cut and ribbon pattern piercing and escutcheon engraved WE, wooden base with three applied claw and ball feet, central handle with heart shaped loop.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 11 parts.

  • Cruet Frame
  • Caster
  • Caster
  • Caster
  • Bottle
  • Bottle
  • Lid for a Caster
  • Lid for a Caster
  • Lid for a Caster
  • Stopper for a Cruet
  • Stopper for a Cruet
Materials and techniques
Silver, glass with silver mounts
Brief description
Silver, glass with silver mounts, London hallmarks for 1787-88, mark of Hester Bateman
Physical description
Cruet frame, silver with cut glass casters and cruets. Circular, side panel with bright cut and ribbon pattern piercing and escutcheon engraved WE, wooden base with three applied claw and ball feet, central handle with heart shaped loop.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.5cm
  • Diameter: 14.25cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • London hallmarks for 1787-88
  • Mark of Hester Bateman
  • Engraved with the initials WE (Unidentified)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst
Object history
Bequest - Arthur Hurst
Acquisition RF: 40 / 434
Collection
Accession number
M.79:1-1940

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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