George I cup and cover
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
Accession Number
LO.1990.CS.1002
Mode of Acquisition
Akzo Nobel, long-term loan, 1990
Location
Not currently on display
Related Works
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
A Century of Silver - The Courtauld Family of Silversmiths, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 2003 / 2013
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")
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