Pepper caster
Cornelius Saunders & Frank Shepherd
Category
Silver
Date
1900 - 1901
Materials
Sterling silver
Measurements
95 x 50 mm
Place of origin
Birmingham
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 872310.1.1
Summary
Base of one of a pair of small pepper casters, sterling silver, by Cornelius Saunders and Francis Shepherd, Birmingham, 1900/1901. The caster base is oval, lobed and bulbous and chased with flowers and foliage. It has a tapering neck rising to chased flowers and ribbons and there is a stepped foot. Heraldry: Engraved on the neck with the crest of a lion rampant on a mount for an unidentified family.
Full description
For further information see the master entry.
Provenance
At Saltram by 1957 and given to NT by Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley as part of the Endowment
Credit line
Saltram, the Morley Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Reverse of the neck: Hallmarks: maker's mark CS star FS for Cornelius Saunders and Francis Shepherd, anchor for Birmingham, sterling lion and date letter ‘a’ for 1900/1.
Makers and roles
Cornelius Saunders & Frank Shepherd, silversmith