Porringer
1743-1744 (made)
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The bowl is one of a pair and box one of a set of four; they were probably part of a toilet service. These were often composed of pieces by a more than one maker.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Chased and engraved silver-gilt with rocaille decoration |
| Brief description | Porringer, gilded silver, chased and engraved, Germany (Augsburg), mark of Johann Jakob Priester II, 1743-1744 |
| Physical description | Silver-gilt porringer with cover, chased and engraved with rocaille decoration, two scroll handles. The cover has three jutting scrolls. From a toilet service. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Ethel Gurney |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 39 / 3532 |
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| Summary | The bowl is one of a pair and box one of a set of four; they were probably part of a toilet service. These were often composed of pieces by a more than one maker. |
| Bibliographic reference | Oman, Charles, German Domestic Silver of the Eighteenth Century, London: Victoria and Albert Musuem, p.24, 1965 |
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| Accession number | M.184:1, 2-1939 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2004 |
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