Thomas Jenkins
Ewer and Dish Set

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Artist Thomas Jenkins (English, active London, c. 1680s–1708)English, active London, c. 1680s–1708

CultureEnglish

Titles

Ewer and Dish Set

Date1686–1687

PlaceLondon, England

MediumSterling silver

Dimensions(Ewer): 9 1/4 × 9 1/8 × 5 1/2 in. (23.5 × 23.2 × 14 cm)
(Dish): 2 1/8 × 21 5/8 in. diameter (5.4 × 54.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of George S. Heyer, Jr.

Object number2006.595.1,.2

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

George Heyer Collection of English Silver

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceGeorge S. Heyer, Jr., Austin; given to MFAH, 2006.
Exhibition History"Fit for a King: English Silver from the Collection of George S. Heyer, Jr.," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Pratt Brown Gallery, January 20 - September 16, 2007.

"English Taste: The Art of Dining in the Eighteenth Century," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 17 September 2011 - 29 January 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Engraved on the body: "The Gift of Sr. Tho. Wagstaffe & Frances his Wife, to Edw: Bagot Esqr. & Frances his Wife / ye. 15 Apr: 1697."

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