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Skewer
Marked by: Robert Jones I (first mark entered 1786)
English (Chester)
1793–94
Object Place: Europe, Chester, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
W. 2.3 cm x L. 35.7 cm (7/8 x 14 1/16 in.);
Weight: 104 gm (3 oz 3 dwt)
Weight: 104 gm (3 oz 3 dwt)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession Number33.264
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe skewer is forged, with a tapering flat blade and, at the terminus, a ring.
Marks
Below ring, maker's mark RI (Jackson, 1989, p. 401); sovereign's head; leopard's head crowned; city arms, lion passant; date letter s
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on side opposite marks, below ring, the crest of Bagnall, Breach, Buggine, Burgoigne, Eyre, Welch, Welsh.
INSCRIPTIONS: scrathced below ring "4079", "1570 / SO1"
INSCRIPTIONS: scrathced below ring "4079", "1570 / SO1"
ProvenanceAnonymous Gift to the MFA in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: March 2, 1933).