Sugar box
John Jacob
Category
Silver
Date
1739
Materials
Silver
Measurements
116 x 86 x 109 mm
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1151564.4
Summary
A George II sugar box of irregular serpentine form, with moulded edges and domed, hinged lid, the front engraved with the arms of Yorke impaling Hutton in a rococo cartouche, chased with borders of rococo scrolls, and foliage on a matted ground. Larger than the tea canisters but otherwise identical. John Jacobs, 1739.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973
Makers and roles
John Jacob, silversmith