Not currently on display at the V&A

Saucepan

1745-1746 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
London (made)

Silver with a handle of lignum vitae, bulbous body with rounded spout.


Object details

Categories
Containers
Food Vessels & Tableware
Metalwork
Object type
Saucepan
Materials and techniques
Silver, raised and engraved, the handle of lignum vitae
Silver
Lignum Vitae
Raising
Engraving (Incising)
Brief description
Silver, London hallmarks for 1745-6, maker: indecipherable.
Physical description
Silver with a handle of lignum vitae, bulbous body with rounded spout.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18cm
  • Maximum width: 23.6cm
  • Depth: 12cm
  • Including handle weight: 363.5g
  • Including handle weight: 11.7troy
Marks and inscriptions
  • London hallmarks for 1745-6
  • Mark: indecipherable
  • Engraved with a crest: a lion rampant
Credit line
Bequeathed by Francis William Smith
Object history
Bequest - Frank Smith
Acquisition RF: Frank Smith
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.426-1922

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O104970/saucepan-unknown/
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