Ewer and basin
Magdalen Feline (d.1796)
Category
Silver
Date
1754
Materials
Silver
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 935860
Summary
George II ewer and basin, the helmet-shaped ewer on circular base with compressed circular knop above, engraved with rising scroll handle; the shaped oblong basin similarly engraved. Made by Magdalen Feline, 1754; part of Lady Mary Booth's toilet service.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976). 'Christie's 20 April 1921 lot 101; bought by Crichton's for Schrager; bought privately by the 10th Earl of Stamford 9 March 1922' (Rothwell & Lomax, 'Country House Silver at Dunham Massey', 2006, p.136).
Makers and roles
Magdalen Feline (d.1796), silversmith