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one of a pair of wine coolers
Silversmith:
Storr, Paul
Retailer:
Rundell, Bridge and Rundell
Silver with embossed, cast and chased ornament and engraved crests and arms of Walter, 18th Earl of Ormonde and his wife
Silver with embossed, cast and chased ornament and engraved crests and armorials. Comprising body, detachable rim, and liner. Urn-shaped, standing on four acanthus, scrolll and shell feet on octagonal bases; two ribbed handles, ornamented with shells flanked by leaves, each springing from two maned lion's masks. The lower part of the body is gadrooned; the edges of the shoulder and collar are knurled. The body is engraved twice with the arms of Walter, 18th Earl of Ormonde and his wife Anna Maria Catherine (née Price-Clarke). The detachable gadroon edged rim is engraved twice with the Ormonde crest. The cylindrical liner is engraved once with the Ormonde crest. (One of a pair with M.13 & A & B-1982)
History note: Walter, 18th Earl of Ormonde, created First Marquess of Ormonde, 1816; by descent to the Most Honourable James Arthur Norman Butler, Sixth Marquess of Ormonde (d. 1971)
Allocated by the Minister for the Arts from objects accepted in lieu of capital taxes from the estate of the Most Honourable James Arthur Norman Butler, Sixth Marquess of Ormonde
Height: 23.5 cm
Height: 9½ in
Weight: 4160 g
Weight: 133 : 15 oz : dwt
Width: 33.5 cm
Width: 13⅛ in
Method of acquisition: Allocated (1982) by Minister for the Arts
19th Century, Early#
George III
1808
CE
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1809
CE
Arms And Crests
Body
Decoration
Handles And Feet
Inscription present: leopard's head
Inscription present: lion passant
Inscription present: monarch's head
Accession number: M.12 & A & B-1982
Primary reference Number: 119264
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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