Whisk
Magdalen Feline (d.1796)
Category
Silver
Date
1754 - 1755
Materials
Silver
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 935880
Summary
Pair of whisks with silver handles, part of Lady Mary Booth's toilet service made by Magdalen Feline, 1754/55, described in the 1791 inventory as '1 Brush with Silver Handle and one handle & no Brush'. 'The moulded and ogee-shaped baluster handles are made from sheet and raised elements with a cast finial. The bristles are secured by shaped tongues. The engraving below the horizontal moulding above the armorials employs the motif of a berry between two leaves - only repeated on the bell [DUN/S/332] (Lomax & Rothwell, 'Country House Silver from Dunham Massey', 2006, p. 142).
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