Fox mask stirrup cup (used before the hunt)
Fox mask stirrup cup
Maker
(silversmith)
1729-1807
(silversmith)
d. 1811 (Life dates)
1729-1807
(silversmith)
d. 1811 (Life dates)
Title
Fox mask stirrup cup (used before the hunt)
Fox mask stirrup cup
Fox mask stirrup cup
Date of Production
1773-74
Medium
medium : material : silver
Dimensions
Height: 7.3 cm
Width: 13.2 cm
Width: 13.2 cm
Accession Number
LO.1990.CS.901
Mode of Acquisition
Akzo Nobel, long-term loan, 1990
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
A Woman Silversmith
Louisa Perina Courtauld (1729–1807) ran the silver business upon her husband Samuel’s death in 1765. After a couple of years on her own, she went into partnership with George Cowles, her late husband’s former apprentice. In 1780, Louisa Courtauld sold the business and the family turned to silk weaving, eventually founding the textile company Courtaulds Ltd. Its chairman in the 1920s was Samuel Courtauld, whose collection of Impressionist paintings is displayed in the Great Room on the floor above.
Louisa Perina Courtauld (1729–1807) ran the silver business upon her husband Samuel’s death in 1765. After a couple of years on her own, she went into partnership with George Cowles, her late husband’s former apprentice. In 1780, Louisa Courtauld sold the business and the family turned to silk weaving, eventually founding the textile company Courtaulds Ltd. Its chairman in the 1920s was Samuel Courtauld, whose collection of Impressionist paintings is displayed in the Great Room on the floor above.
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 : on oval lip : initials : F & F //
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