George III hot water urn

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Maker

(silversmith)
1729-1807
(silversmith)
d. 1811 (Life dates)

Title

George III hot water urn

Date of Production

1772 - 1773

Medium

silver

Dimensions

Height: 52 cm
Width: 25.5 cm

Object Number

LO.2001.CS.1603.1

Mode of Acquisition

Akzo Nobel, long-term loan, 2001

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

Louisa Courtauld was a goldsmith and jeweller married to an ancestor of Samuel Courtauld, also called Samuel (1720-1765).
Following her husband’s death in 1765 Louisa entered into partnership with George Cowles.
This urn has an unidentified crest on the base and cover.

This collection of silver is generously lent to The Courtauld Gallery by AkzoNobel

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : engraved : on base and cover : unidentified crest :

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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