Pounce pot
Edward Feline (fl.1720)
Category
Silver
Date
1746 - 1747
Materials
Sterling silver
Measurements
6.3 cm (Height); 5.7 cm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852075.4
Summary
Pounce pot, sterling silver, from the inkstand by Edward Feline, London, 1746/7. The circular pots is seamed and embossed to produce the bulbous part of the upper body. It has a moulded wire at the base and is flat-chased with shell and scrollwork, the middle only left plain. The lid is cast and has a chased running band of open ovals on its rim. The lid is pierced in a trellis pattern surrounded by scrolls. Heraldry: The pot is engraved with the Hervey crest beneath an earl's coronet.
Full description
For further detail see the master object entry.
Provenance
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1721-75); 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: date letter ‘l’, leopard’s head, maker’s mark ‘EF’ in italics beneath a pellet (Arthur Grimwade, London Goldsmiths 1697-1837, 1990, no. 587) and lion passant. Maker's mark and lion passant only on reverse of lid, cut by piercing. Underside: Rectangular label: 'V & A, No. 54, 1957-8'
Makers and roles
Edward Feline (fl.1720), goldsmith