Artist
Paul de LamerieEnglish, born Netherlands, c. 1688–1751, active London, 1703–1751
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Ewer
Datec. 1735
PlaceEngland
MediumSterling silver
Dimensions15 1/2 × 14 × 7 1/2 in. (39.4 × 35.6 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of George S. Heyer, Jr. in honor of my parents, George S. Heyer and Jane Gregory Maréchal
Object number2015.533
Current Location
Rienzi
Rienzi Dining Room
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"In Celebration: Works of Art from the Collections of Princeton Alumni and Friends of The Art Museum," The Art Museum, Princeton University, New Jersey, February 22–June 8, 1997.
"Fit for a King: English Silver from the Collection of George S. Heyer, Jr.," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 20–September 16, 2007.
"English Taste: The Art of Dining in the Eighteenth Century," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 17, 2011–January 29, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: The coat of arms of Loftus, the family name of the Earls of Ely,is engraved below the spout. It also bears the standard lion passant and crowned leopard's head of the London Guildhall as well as de Lamerie's mark, but is lacking the usual date letter.:
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Donald Paul Tompkins
1970
Sterling silver, brass, and cultured pearl
2006.657