one of a pair of preserve pots
Silversmith: Joubert, François
Silver: the circular U-shaped body stands on three scroll legs, and has a swing handle. On the front is engraved a trophy of gardening emblems. The cover is almost flat and is engraved with three thread-edge borders (with M.62.2 & A-1961)
History note: Not known before testator, Louis C.G. Clarke, MA, LL.D., Cambridge
L.C.G. Clarke Bequest, 1960
Weight: 126 g
Weight: 4:1 oz:dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1960) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, Late
Louis XVI
1784
CE
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1785
CE
François Joubert flourished 1749-1793
To Handle On Cover
Height 7.8 cm
Height 3⅛ in
Across Handle
Width 8.5 cm
Width 3¼ in
Body
Decoration
Legs
Accession number: M.62.1 & A-1961
Primary reference Number: 140616
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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