Artist
Unknown English
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Cruet Set
Date1763
PlaceLondon, England
MediumSilver with glass bottles
DimensionsOverall (and .A, Stand): 11 3/4 × 11 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (29.8 × 29.2 × 29.2 cm)
(.B, Castor): 9 × 3 in. diameter (22.9 × 7.6 cm)
(.C, Castor): 7 3/8 × 2 5/8 in. diameter (18.8 × 6.6 cm)
(.D, Castor): 7 × 2 3/8 in. diameter (17.8 × 6.1 cm)
(.E, Glass cruet): 8 1/4 × 3 in. diameter (21 × 7.6 cm)
(.F, Glass cruet): 7 3/4 × 3 in. diameter (19.7 × 7.6 cm)
(.B, Castor): 9 × 3 in. diameter (22.9 × 7.6 cm)
(.C, Castor): 7 3/8 × 2 5/8 in. diameter (18.8 × 6.6 cm)
(.D, Castor): 7 × 2 3/8 in. diameter (17.8 × 6.1 cm)
(.E, Glass cruet): 8 1/4 × 3 in. diameter (21 × 7.6 cm)
(.F, Glass cruet): 7 3/4 × 3 in. diameter (19.7 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, bequest of Caroline Wiess Law
Object number2004.1369.A-.F
Not on view
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Exhibition History"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
There is a crest engraved in the cartouche on the stand and on each of three silver shakers.
Stamped underside of stand and variously on each of the silver shakers: "I · D" in rectangle with nipped corners / Lion passant looking left, but facing viewer / Gothic "H" / Leopard with crown [Mark does not appear in Grimwade, 2nd edition]
Scratched on the bottom of the stand: "8200 / 17379 £ 11C"
Scratched on the bottom of the stand: "8200 / 17379 £ 11C"
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