Cream Pot
Date1745-1746
Marked by
John Holland II
OriginEngland, London
MediumSilver (Sterling)
DimensionsOH: 4 1/4" OW: 4 3/8" OD: 3 1/4"
Credit LineGift of Mary Jewett Gaiser: The Mary Jewett Gaiser Silver Collection
Object number1993-366
DescriptionSilver cream pot with scalloped-rimmed, pear-shaped body elaborately chased with leaves and scrolls around scenes of a hound pursuing a leaping hare and a tower and two swans with wings raised; supported on three 3-toed feet with a shell/leaf junctures; S-scrolled handle surmounted by a female head thumbgrip with acanthus leaf furl.Mark(s)Marked in relief on base: 1) sponsor's mark "J•K" in script within a shaped oval [see Grimwade 1990, # 1405 for silmilar mark attributed to John Holland II]; 2) lion passant; 3) leopard's head crowned; and 4) date letter "k" for 1745-46ProvenanceEx Coll: Mrs. Mary Jewett Gaiser, Spokane, WA
Jehu Williams (1788-1859) and John Victor (1793-1845) (Williams & Victor)
ca. 1835
1830-1870
1650-1675
1737-1738
