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Basic Information | | Accession Number: | 2002M364.2 |
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| Collection: | Applied Art - Silver |
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| Date: | 1769 - 1769 |
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Maker Information | | Manufacturer: | Boulton & Fothergill - View history |
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Notes | This are only a few pieces of Chester hallmarked silver by Boulton & Fothergill. They faced difficulties in transporting their silver to Chester, the nearest assay office, for hallmarking. Boulton vowed never to go into large scale silverware production until an assay office was opened in Birmingham. After a two year campaign the Birmingham Assay Office opened in 1773. | | Purchased with grant aid from the Resource/VandA Purchase Grant Fund, the National Art Collections Fund and the Friends of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. |
Further Information | | Production Period: | 18th century |
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| School/Style: | Neo-classical |
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| Medium: | Silver, cast and chased. |
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| Material(s): | Sterling silver |
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| Place of Origin: | Birmingham, England |
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2002M364.1 - Lion Mask Candlestick One of a Pair