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On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 67, The Whiteley Galleries

Teapot

1857-1858 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Described in trade catalogues as 'embossed' or 'Louis Quatorze', this style and similar designs in the revived Rococo taste enjoyed great popular appeal in the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1885, Elkingtons offered silver Louis Quartorze tea and coffee services for £52 10s.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, raised and chased, with applied ornament and ivory handle
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.00cm
  • Length: 24.75cm
  • Width: 16.00cm
  • Weight: 800.9g
Marks and inscriptions
  • Base: maker Martin Hall & Co., duty, sterling, date and crown. Marks are struck on the base, lid and knop of the teapot
  • Crest
  • An unidentified crest, see Fairbairn, 1860, Pl.2 No. 8
Credit line
R. E. Jerome Bequest
Object history
Acquisition RF: 84 / 1907
Bequest - The Estate of R.E. Jerome
per, Davies, Watkin & Co., 198, Upper Richmond Taod, Putney, SW15 2SJ
From a set with M.6 & M.7-1994. Described in trade catalogues as "Embossed " or " Louis Quatorze " , this style and similar designs in the revived rococo taste enjoyed great popular appeal in the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1885, Elkingtons offered silver Louis Quartorze tea and coffee services for £ 52 10s.
Summary
Described in trade catalogues as 'embossed' or 'Louis Quatorze', this style and similar designs in the revived Rococo taste enjoyed great popular appeal in the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1885, Elkingtons offered silver Louis Quartorze tea and coffee services for £52 10s.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
M.5-1994

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
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