cup, coursing and cover
silversmith: Joseph Craddock (English, b.circa 1781, d.1834); retailer: Joseph Widdowson (English, active Post 1828);
1829
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Description
presentation cup and cover, the dome cover with a recumbent greyhound surmount on a bed of stiff leaves, the campagna shaped body with twin acanthus leaf scroll handles and chased with the figure of two dogs and handler above the acanthus base, raised on a knopped spreading column and circular foot with leaf chased border and engraved with the maker's name to the rim
Maker and role
silversmith: Joseph Craddock (English, b.circa 1781, d.1834)
retailer: Joseph Widdowson (English, active Post 1828)
retailer: Joseph Widdowson (English, active Post 1828)
Production place
London, England
Production date
1829
Media description
sterling silver
Measurements
overall: 290 x 210 x 170 mm; .1 210 x 210 x diameter (at top) 150 mm; .2 80 x diameter 170 mm
Inscriptions
maker's name to the rim
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
A1569
TJC reference number
6296
