John Bache
Snuffers and Stand

ArtistEnglish, active 1673–1729
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Snuffers and Stand
Datestand 1714–15, snuffers 1715–16
PlaceLondon, England
MediumBritannia standard silver
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (23.5 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number96.1612.A,.B
Current Location
Rienzi
Library
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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
Provenance[Shrubsole, London]; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III; given to MFAH, 1996.
Exhibition HistoryCurrently on view in Rienzi's Library

“Comfort and the Eighteenth-Century Interior,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rienzi, September 13, 2014–February 1, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
This piece has Britannia standard stamps

Hallmarks: John Bache and London Goldsmiths' Britannia standard hallmarks for 1714-15 and 1715-16

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