Object Detail
Description
open salt, set of six, shell design with gilt interiors on pierced rococo bases – with [armorial] crested
Maker and role
silversmith: Robert Gainsford (English, b.Pre 1814, d.Post 1833)
Production place
Sheffield, England
Production date
1814
1816
1817
1816
1817
Media description
sterling silver
Measurements
60 x 133 x 110 mm (each)
Credit line
bequest of Mr. Clive Hele (Roger) Brookes, Melbourne, 2021, in memory of his parents Sir Wilfred Deakin Brookes, CBE, DSO, AE and Mrs. Betty (née Heal) Brookes
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell and a specified fund established from the Estate of Mr. Clive Hele (Roger) Brookes.
Accession number
A1519
TJC reference number
6246
