Tea and coffee service
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Storr, Paul, born 1771 - died 1844 (maker)
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The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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- Image in copyright
In the early nineteenth century, tea services were usually limited to three pieces: teapot, cream jug, and sugar basin; however occasionally a coffeepot and tray were acquired in the same style. This service is remarkable as it contains nine pieces; the muffin dishes and the tea caddy are unusual additions. The only other large service known from this period was also by Paul Storr and was made for Earl Howe, it numbered thirteen original pieces and three later additions.
Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
On long-term loan to Los Angeles County Museum from 2010.
Physical description
The double-compartmented caddy is of rounded oblong form and has a foot and body similar to those of the teapot, cream jug, and sugar basin (1996.722, 1996.725, 1996.726). The plain, flat cover is hinged across the middle and has a bud finial at the centre of each half. The fixed handle is chased with foliage and imbricated disks and has an applied laurel wreath at the centre.
Place of Origin
London, England (made)
Date
1810-11 (marked)
Artist/maker
Storr, Paul, born 1771 - died 1844 (maker)
Materials and Techniques
[tea caddy] Silver
Dimensions
[tea caddy] Height: 21.8 cm, Weight: 1292 g
Object history note
Provenance: Miss S.L.Somerville, sale, Sotheby's, October 19, 1961, lot 103. Lillian and Morrie A. Moss, Memphis, Tennessee. Purchased from David Orgell, Inc., Beverly Hills, 1976.
Descriptive line
Tea caddy in the shape of a basket. Tea and Coffee Service, silver and ivory, Paul Storr, 1809-11
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Schroder, Timothy. The Gilbert collection of gold and silver. Los Angeles (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) 1988, cat. no. 98, pp. 371-75. ISBN.0875871445
Moss, Morrie A. The Lillian and Morrie A. Moss Collection of Paul Storr Silver. Miami: Roskin Book Productions, 1972, p. 114, pl. 53.
Williams, Elizabeth A. The Gilbert Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), 2010, fig. 10, p. 34. ISBN 9780875872100
Exhibition History
Paul Storr Silver in American Collections (Dayton Art Institute 01/01/1972-31/12/1972)
Materials
Silver
Techniques
Chasing
Collection code
MET
