Lemon strainer
(1756-1757)
Medium
silver
Measurements
3.7 × 29.7 × 12.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1932
Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
punched (vertically) in strainer u.c.: (lion passant)
punched (vertically) in strainer c.l.: (crowned leopard's head)
punched in strainer c.r.: I / EA
punched (inverted) in strainer l.c.: (...illeg.)
punched (diagonally) (inverted) underneath handle u.l.: I / EA / S
punched (diagonally) in handle l.l.: (lion passant)
punched (diagonally) in handle u.r.: (lion passant)
punched (diagonally) in handle l.r.: I / EA / S (in a quatrefoil)
Accession Number
3289-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
Physical description
George II period.