Pounce pot
Thomas Whipham (1715 - 1785)
Category
Silver
Date
1744
Materials
Silver
Measurements
68 mm (Height); 60 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151488.4
Summary
Pounce pot - Part of a George II plain oblong inkstand, on four scroll- and-leaf feet, with moulded rim incurved at the corners and also includes a baluster inkwell and a handbell with a baluster handle, the bell engraved with the Yorke crest. Thomas Whipham, London 1744.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973
Makers and roles
Thomas Whipham (1715 - 1785), silversmith