Tureen base
William Cripps (fl.1731 - 1767)
Category
Silver
Date
1757 - 1758
Materials
Sterling silver
Measurements
12.5 x 37.1 x 18.4 cm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852087.1
Summary
Base of an oval tureen, sterling silver, marked by William Cripps, London, 1757/8. The body of the tureen is raised and is of shaped oval bombé form with a cast gadroon-and-scroll border applied at the rim. It rests on four cast scroll-on-ball feet with scrolling cartouches extending onto the body of the tureen and there are two cast leaf-and-scroll handles. Heraldry: The tureen base is engraved on one side only with the quartered arms, supporters and motto of the 2nd Earl of Bristol.
Full description
For further detail see the master object entry.
Provenance
Probably 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: maker’s mark ‘WC’ in a rectangular punch (Arthur Grimwade, London Goldsmiths 1697-1837, London 1990, no. 3058), lion passant, leopard’s head and date letter ‘B’. Underside: Scratchweight: ‘73 - 4’. This is over another which is only partially legible, ‘- =13’.
Makers and roles
William Cripps (fl.1731 - 1767), goldsmith