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Detail: Mark
Dish
Designed by: Gilbert Leigh Marks (English, 1861–1905)
Made by: Gilbert Leigh Marks (English, 1861–1905)
Made by: Gilbert Leigh Marks (English, 1861–1905)
English (London)
1895–96
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
H. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); Diam: 4.13 cm (1 3/4 in.); Weight: 1, 255.9 gm (40 oz 8 dwt)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession Number1995.9
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
Marks was an outstanding practitioner of chasing, a decorative technique in which detail is created on a metal surface with fine, small hammers and punches. This dish is elaborately chased with sea hollies, and such floral designs were characteristic of Marks's rich, individual style. These naturalistic designs were based upon the bold floral motifs popular in silver of the late seventeenth century.
DescriptionThe circular dish, formed of sheet, has a broad rim, a sunken center, and a thickened rim. It is chased around the border with interwing leaves and blossoms of sea holly (eryngium) and at the center with a single blossom. A few areas of high relief have been filled with solder from the back, and there are several small details, such as leaf tips applied to the front.
Marks
In center of dish, maker's mark WW/BT (Culme 16026); Britannia; lion's head erased; date letter U.
InscriptionsEngraved on underside, Gilbert marks' 96.
Provenance1990, with Nicholas Harris, dealer, London. By 1995, with Asprey Ltd., London; January 25, 1995, sold by Asprey to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 1995)