Censer
1750 - 1775 (made)
| Place of origin |
Cast and pierced censer with rococo ornament. Bulging bowl with chased shell-work and spreading foot with shaped rim. Cover is unusually tall and has three cartouches all apparently engraved with the same erased inscription which has in its second line the date 1776. The chains (wanting) passed through the holes in the upper part of the cover and linked on to the bowl.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, cast and pierced |
| Brief description | Silver censer, made in Italy 1750 - 1775. |
| Physical description | Cast and pierced censer with rococo ornament. Bulging bowl with chased shell-work and spreading foot with shaped rim. Cover is unusually tall and has three cartouches all apparently engraved with the same erased inscription which has in its second line the date 1776. The chains (wanting) passed through the holes in the upper part of the cover and linked on to the bowl. |
| Credit line | Given by Dr W.L. Hildburgh |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.43-1951 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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