Wine funnel
Thomas Johnson
Category
Silver
Date
1809
Materials
Silver
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609277
Summary
Circular silver wine funnel with detachable strainer, repoussé and chased at a later date with rococo scrolls and vines, reeded border to rim. Engraved with the Berwick crest and coronet in a rococo cartouche. Maker's mark for Thomas Johnson, London, 1809.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Engraved with the Berwick crest and coronet in a rococo cartouche.
Makers and roles
Thomas Johnson, maker