Caster
Charles Adam (fl.1689 - 1711)
Category
Silver
Date
1716
Materials
silver
Measurements
180 mm (H)65 mm (Diameter)6.2 oz t (Weight)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246834.1
Summary
A Queen Anne castor, almost pear shaped.
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. This item found on the probate inventory record for Charles Street chattels at Polesden Lacey, silver, page 51.
Marks and inscriptions
AD / britannia / lion's head erased / A (makers marks stamped on base)
Makers and roles
Charles Adam (fl.1689 - 1711), maker