Not on display

Waiter

1727-1728 (made)
Artist/Maker
John Tuite (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

Waiter, silver, square with rounded corners, moulded edge resting on four feet. Engraved cartouche and crest.

Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Silver
Object type
Waiter
Materials and techniques
Silver
Silver
Raising
Engraving (Incising)
Brief description
Waiter, silver, London hallmarks for 1727-28, mark of John Tuite.
Physical description
Waiter, silver, square with rounded corners, moulded edge resting on four feet. Engraved cartouche and crest.
Dimensions
  • Width: 6.1in
Marks and inscriptions
  • London hallmarks for 1727-28
  • Mark of John Tuite
  • Engraved with a crest, a sinister vested holding a bow, the whole between two wings.
  • Engraved cypher with the initial MH in a foliated cartouche. (The initials may be for Martha Hooper who died in 1738. (Extract from a label attached to the waiter).)
Credit line
Gift of Sir John F. Rotton K.C. through The Art Fund
Object history
Gift - Sir John Rotton QC
through the NACF
Acquisition RF: 15 / 3965
Subjects depicted
Moulding
Crests
Initials (Abbreviations)
Bibliographic reference
V&A catalogue, 1920, No. 99, Pl.39
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.155-1915

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
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