Salt
David Hennell
Category
Silver
Date
1758 - 1759
Materials
Sterling silver
Measurements
4.4 cm (Height); 7.9 cm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852073.5
Summary
Salt, sterling silver, one of four by David Hennell I, London, 1758/9. Part of a set of six, the other two by Lewis Hamon, London, 1736/7. The circular-bellied body of the salt is raised and has a cast gadroon rim and three cast concertina pad and scroll feet. Heraldry: The front of the salt is engraved with the quartered arms of the Hanoverian monarchs (pre-1801) within the Garter and beneath an imperial crown flanked by the initials G R.
Full description
For further detail see the master object entry.
Provenance
Jewel Office; allocated to George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1721-75) as Ambassador to Madrid 1758; discharged to Lord Bristol 9 April 1759; by descent to the 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863-1951); accepted by the Treasury in lieu of death duties in 1956 and transferred to the National Trust.
Credit line
Ickworth, the Bristol Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Underside: Hallmarks: maker’s mark ‘D∙H’ (likely to be Hennell’s second mark, see Ian Pickford (ed.), Jackson’s Silver and Gold Marks, Woodbridge 1989, p. 206), leopard’s head, lion passant and date letter ‘C’. Underside: Scratchweight: ‘No 5 [/] 4=16’
Makers and roles
David Hennell, goldsmith