George I cup and cover
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Photo © Courtauld
Photo © Courtauld
Maker
(silversmith)
c.1685/86-1751 (Life dates)
c.1685/86-1751 (Life dates)
Title
George I cup and cover
Date of Production
1714 - 1715
Medium
medium : material : silver
Dimensions
Height: 26.6 cm
Width: 25.6 cm
Width: 25.6 cm
Object Number
LO.1990.CS.1002
Mode of Acquisition
Akzo Nobel, long-term loan, 1990
Location
Not currently on display
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : engraved : : in Latin : (Trans. "To commemorate the friendship between Robert Boyle, a man of the highest distinction, and Gilbert, Bishop of Salisbury, who, as was right, ever respected his friend while he lived and after his death greatly honoured his memory. This presentation was made by Sir Robert's Executors, one of whom, Sir Henry Ashurst, offered it, while Thomas Burnet caused it to take this particular form")
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
A Century of Silver - The Courtauld Family of Silversmiths, Courtauld Gallery, London, 2003 / 2013
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