Monteith

Thomas Allen (1803-1833)
National Trust Inventory Number 1151486

Category Silver
Date 1689
Materials Silver
Measurements
Place of origin London
Collection Erddig, Wrexham (Accredited Museum)
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Summary description

William and Mary large monteith in the Chinese taste, on spreading foot with reeded 'crenelle' rim, the body with ten shaped panels between matted bands, each panel engraved with a Chinese figure striding across a chasm, the centre engraved at a slightly later date with a crest in a baroque cartouche, two of the matted panels later engraved with the arms of Hutton impaling Cust. Thomas Allen? (script monogram 'T.A.') London, 1689.

Makers and roles

Thomas Allen (1803-1833), silversmith

Related items

Place of origin London (30906)
Materials Silver (24673)
Category Silver (17253)
Collection Erddig, Wrexham (Accredited Museum) (14746)
Periods 17th century (30038)
Maker Thomas Allen (1803-1833) (9)
Subjects
Object Type Monteith (27)

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