Ewer and basin
Category
Silver
Date
1610
Materials
Silver
Measurements
38 x 450 x 290 mm
Place of origin
Augsburg
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 516475
Summary
Silver gilt rosewater ewer, cover and dish. Ewer of octagonal vase form on oval foot, body chased with figures and foliage, scroll handle, cover of pedestal form surmounted by crest. Octagonal dish chased with amorini, a swan and bunches of fruit, border with cherubs heads, shells and scrolls. German Augsburg c.1610.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the National Trust by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966) with the house and the rest of the contents.