Ewer
ca. 1760 (made)
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This ewer and its basin (M.50A-1980) would have been made for display rather than for use at the dining table or dressing table. The great flaring lip of the ewer, the large scallop shell supporting the handle and the profusion of rocaille (ornament inspired by rocks, stones and water), acanthus leaves and C-shaped scrolls decorating the surface of both pieces make this set a particularly elegant example of the Rococo style.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Ewer, silver, sides embossed and chased with C-scrolls and rocaille against matted field, Joao Coelho Sampaio, Oporto, ca. 1760 |
| Physical description | Ewer rises from oval shaped foot with rocaille emboosed and chased on its four broader sides. Stem narrow, body bulbous and five-sided. Broader sides also embossed and chased with C-scrolls and rocaille against matted field. |
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| Gallery label | Silver Gallery:
This ewer and basin would have been made for display rather than for use at the dining table or dressing table. The great flaring lip of the ewer, the large scallop shell supporting the handle and the profusion of 'rocaille' (ornament inspired by rocks, stones and water), acanthus leaves and C-shaped scrolls decorating the surface of both pieces make this set a particularly elegant example of the Rococo style.(26/11/2002) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr D. F. C. Dyson |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 80 / 1470 Bequest - Mr DFC Dyson Neck and lip cast, while body raised. Beneath prominent lip is a male mask combined with rocaille. Edge profiled with rocaille curling over it at intervals and the back, to which the handle is soldered, is shaped as a large scallop shell. The handle is scrolling S-curve with a large husk and shell with upper edge and an acanthus scroll at the bottom. |
| Production | Joao Coelho Sampaio (probably: see basin) |
| Summary | This ewer and its basin (M.50A-1980) would have been made for display rather than for use at the dining table or dressing table. The great flaring lip of the ewer, the large scallop shell supporting the handle and the profusion of rocaille (ornament inspired by rocks, stones and water), acanthus leaves and C-shaped scrolls decorating the surface of both pieces make this set a particularly elegant example of the Rococo style. |
| Associated object | M.50A-1980 (Object) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.50-1980 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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