Artist
William CrippsEnglish, free 1738–d. 1766
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Epergne
Date1754
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall (.A-.J): 11 1/4 × 18 × 16 1/4 in., 12.9lb. (28.6 × 45.7 × 41.3 cm, 5.9kg)
Base (.A): 5 1/2 × 11 3/8 × 10 7/8 in. (14 × 28.9 × 27.6 cm)
Other (.B, Bowl): 6 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (16.5 × 29.8 × 24.8 cm)
Other (.C-.F, Branches): 4 3/4 × 8 × 1 3/4 in. (12.1 × 20.3 × 4.4 cm)
Other (.G-.J, Dishes): 1 1/2 × 5 7/8 × 5 3/4 in. (3.8 × 14.9 × 14.6 cm)
Base (.A): 5 1/2 × 11 3/8 × 10 7/8 in. (14 × 28.9 × 27.6 cm)
Other (.B, Bowl): 6 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (16.5 × 29.8 × 24.8 cm)
Other (.C-.F, Branches): 4 3/4 × 8 × 1 3/4 in. (12.1 × 20.3 × 4.4 cm)
Other (.G-.J, Dishes): 1 1/2 × 5 7/8 × 5 3/4 in. (3.8 × 14.9 × 14.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by the Rienzi Society
Object number2010.35.A-.J
Not on view
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Department
RienziObject Type
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
Hallmarked: "London, 1754" [with maker's mark of William Cripps]
Engraved with panels of scalework and twice with a coat-of-arms each within a Rococo cartouche, the dishes each engraved with a crest, marked on frame, bowl, dishes and two branches.
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