Sugar box
George II sugar box
Maker
(maker)
c.1685/86-1751 (Life dates)
c.1685/86-1751 (Life dates)
Title
Sugar box
George II sugar box
George II sugar box
Date of Production
1737-38
Medium
medium : material : silver
Dimensions
Height: 10.5 cm
Width: 10.6 cm
Width: 10.6 cm
Accession Number
LO.1990.CS.401
Mode of Acquisition
Akzo Nobel, long-term loan, 1990
Location
On display
Label Text
Tea and coffee were luxury imports, initially consumed in London’s male-only coffee houses. Silversmiths began making beautiful wares for these desirable new drinks when they were introduced into the home.
Provenance
Information not yet known or updated
Exhibition History
A Century of Silver - The Courtauld Family of Silversmiths, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 2003 / 2013
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1982-90
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1982-90
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : engraved : on side : coat of arms of Sir Caesar Hawkins of Kelston, Somserset, Sergeant-Surgeon to George II and III; impaling those for his wife Sarah, only daughter of John Coxe, Esq :
Inscription: inscription : engraved : on side : later crest :
Inscription: inscription : mark : on base : Augustin Courtauld : AC (2)
Inscription: inscription : mark : inside cover : sterling and maker's mark :
Inscription: inscription : engraved : on side : later crest :
Inscription: inscription : mark : on base : Augustin Courtauld : AC (2)
Inscription: inscription : mark : inside cover : sterling and maker's mark :
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