Covered Tureen
Artist
Paul Storr
(English, 1771 - 1844)
Date1803
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 16 × 8 3/4 inches (24.13 × 40.64 × 22.23 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Richard R. Nelson
Object numberF99-32/3 A-C
MarkingsBody: P.S., lion passant, leopard's head crowned, date letter "H" and duty mark. Handle: P.S., lion passant and duty mark. Later liner marked: Garrards, Panton Street London, R.G., duty mark, lion passant and date letter "Q"; cast and applied armorial on body marked R.G.
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DescriptionRectangular form on spreading rectangular foot bordered with band of gadrooning, rising to plain rectangular body with reeded lion-head handles and gadrooned rim. Body with later cast and applied armorial with Baron's coronet; conforming cover with removable reeded lion-head handle; engraved one side with family's early armorial, opposite side with later armorial with added Baron's coronet. Conforming cover with removable handle and gadrooned interior rim for reversible use as a serving dish. Silver liner inside tureen, plain except for small shell-shaped handles.
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