Untitled
George Garthorne (fl.1681 - d.1730)
Category
Silver
Date
1685
Materials
silver
Measurements
850 mm (H); 10 oz t (Weight)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246829
Summary
A pair of James II mugs, the globular bodies with high reeded necks and simple scroll handles, flat chased with chinoiserie birds and foliage, engraved underneath with contemporary initials.
Provenance
Date of acquisition not recorded, but originally at 16 Charles Street, Mayfair, Mrs Greville's London home, and bequeathed by Margaret McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville (1863-1942) with Polesden Lacey, to the National Trust, in memory of her father, William McEwan (1827-1913) in 1942. These items found on the probate inventory record for Charles Street chattels at Polesden Lacey, silver, page 50.
Marks and inscriptions
G.G / leopards' head crowned / lion passant / gothic h (makers marks stamped on base)
Makers and roles
George Garthorne (fl.1681 - d.1730), maker