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Stirrup Cup

1807-1808 (made)
Artist/Maker
William Burwash and Richard Sibley 1 (maker)
Sibley, Robert (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

Silver in the form of a fox's head, the interior gilt, finely chased and engraved.

Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Drinking
Transport
Object type
Stirrup cup
Materials and techniques
Silver, gilt interior
Silver
Raising
Chasing
Engraving (Incising)
Brief description
Silver, parcel-gilt, London hallmarks for 1807-8, mark of W. Burwash and R. Sibley.
Physical description
Silver in the form of a fox's head, the interior gilt, finely chased and engraved.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 7.6cm
  • Height: 8.5cm
  • Length: 14.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Maker’s mark WB over RS for W Burwash & R Sibley, London hallmarks, sterling, leopard, date, duty
  • Crest
  • Crest of Neville
  • Engraved with the crest, a bull's head, for Nevill.
Credit line
Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons Bequest
Object history
Acquisition RF: Croft Lyon
Bequest - Croft Lyon
Subject depicted
Fox
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.867-1926

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
Record URL
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