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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.
MarkingsMarked 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 1745-46
ProvenanceEx Coll: Mrs. Mary Jewett Gaiser, Spokane, WA

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