Object Detail
Description
cup and cover, lobe body with openwork scroll stem and circular foot, cover with a surmount of a cherub with a scythe and a bunch of grapes.
Maker and role
silversmith: unknown
Production place
Nuremberg, Germany
Production date
circa 1650
Media description
sterling silver, gilt
Measurements
overall: 270 x diameter (at base) 73 x diameter 80 mm: .1 195 x diameter 73 mm; .2 cover 75 x diamter 88 mm
Inscriptions
hallmarked "H C"
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
A1584
TJC reference number
6311
