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Covered Vase
Marked by: IG
English (London)
Marked 1667–68, with later alterations
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver gilt
Dimensions
H. 32 cm (12 5/8 in.); Diameter 19.2 cm (7 9/16 in.); Weight 1,204 gm (41 oz 18 dwt)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession Number38.983
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionCovered vase with matted ground, richly repousse floral ornament (retooled) and a band of acanthus leaves above molded base. Slightly flaring neck (replaced) with matted & chased with water leaves. Domed cover with acanthus repousse, and finial in the form of a pomegranate.
Marks
Inside rim of vase, IG a srescent below in a heart-shaped shield (Jackson, 1921, p. 129; rev. ed. 1989, p. 126); leopard's head crowned (repeated inside cover); lion passant (repeated on flange of cover); date letter K
ProvenanceWalter H. WIllson, Ltd., London, purchased by Theodora Wilbour, 1938; Anonymous Gift to the MFA in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: September 8, 1938)