Object Detail
Description
saffron pot bullet-shaped with engraved decoration on hinged cover, straight tapering spout, ebonised handle and moulded foot-rim, engraved with Spica ad Bibendum ('Spice to taste') on base
Maker and role
silversmith: Humphrey Payne (English, b.Pre 1694, d.1751)
Production place
London, England
Production date
1724
Media description
sterling silver
Measurements
110 x 215 x diameter 100 mm
Inscriptions
with engraved decoration on hinged cover engraved with Spica ad Bibendum ('Spice to taste') on base
Credit line
bequest of C H (Roger) Brookes, Melbourne, 2021
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
A1716
TJC reference number
6442
