Caster
1748-1749
Medium
silver
Measurements
(a-b) 11.5 × 4.6 cm diameter (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
(a) punched in base c.: n / (lion passant)
punched in base c.: G·H (underlined)
punched (inverted) in base c.: (crowned leopard's head)
Accession Number
4167.a-b-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
Medium sized, pear shaped, with pierced lid, maker's mark G.H.
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