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Marked by: Matthew Boulton (1728–1809)
Marked by: John Fothergill (died in 1782)
Design attributed to: James Wyatt (1746–1813)
Marked by: John Fothergill (died in 1782)
Design attributed to: James Wyatt (1746–1813)
English (Birmingham)
1776–77
Object Place: Europe, Birmingham, England
Medium/Technique
Silver, parcel gilt
Dimensions
H. 34.5 cm x W. 19.4 cm x D. 11.9 cm (13 9/16 x 7 5/8 x 4 11/16 in.); Weight: 975.2 gm (31 oz 7 dwt)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession Number55.623
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
Marks
To left of handle, maker's mark MB (Jones, p. 375) and IF (Jones, p. 375); to right of handle, lion passant; anchor; date letter D (all five marks repeated on underside of cover)
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on side, the coat of arms [vert fretty, overall a fess gu.], crest [an arm in armor embowed, the hand grasping a sword], and motto [Impavide] of Cabbell of Cromer Hall, co.Norfolk.
ProvenanceThomas Lumley, Ltd., London; Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour for 275 pounds British sterling. (Accession Date: October 20, 1955)