SMALL FRUIT BOWL, FROM A SET OF FIVE PIECES
Creator(s): John Wakelin (Silversmith) , William Taylor (Silversmith)
Currently in storage
About this object
The set comprises a large compote and 4 smaller fruit bowls. All have similar decoration. The bowls have a flat rim decorated with a row of concentric pointed arches. The sides of the bowls have three cast and applied lion's heads and between two of them an engraved crest consisting of a griffin's head with wings. Each bowl has three angular feet in the form of dolphins with the tails touching the bowls and the heads on the base. The bases repeat a similar arched motif on the rim. Each stands on three feet with decorated with a stylized plant form in low relief. The base is screwed to the bowl so it can be taken apart and be used separately.
- Object name:
- SMALL FRUIT BOWL, FROM A SET OF FIVE PIECES
- Made from:
- Silver
- Made in:
- London, England
- Date made:
- 1787
- Size:
- 8.3 x 11.1 cm (3 1/4 x 4 3/8 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.409.2
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK on bottom: Lion passant (sterling fineness); Crowned leopard's head (London Assay office); Date letter m (1787); Duty mark (George III); I.W/T.W in a shield (makers John Wakelin and William Taylor); stamp: 4
- Credit line:
- Gift of Mrs. Augustus Riggs, 1974