Ewer
David Willaume (Metz 1658 - 1741)
Category
Silver
Date
1715
Materials
Silver
Measurements
295 x 265 x 155 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609292
Summary
George I helmet-shaped jug or ewer, with harp-shaped handle with acanthus leaf thumbpiece, on a baluster stem with gadrooned knop and circular foot. Decorative cut card work to lower body, with alternate strapwork and gadroon design. Stylised shell to lip. Engraved with the coat of arms of the Hill family in a Baroque mantling. Maker's mark for David Willaume, London, 1715. The use of cut card work was a speciality amongst Huguenot silversmiths, such as David Willaume, and involved the soldering of thin perforated sheets of silver onto plain surfaces. Probably the property of the Hon. Rev. Richard Hill of Hawkstone (1654-1727), the ancestor of the Hills of Attingham and the builder of Tern Hall which was later superseded by the new building of Attingham Hall. He was an eminent statesman and diplomat during the reign of William III, Anne and George I.
Provenance
Presumed to be Hon. Rev. Richard Hill of Hawkstone collection. By descent 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 coat of arms of the Hill family, in a Baroque mantling.
Makers and roles
David Willaume (Metz 1658 - 1741), maker