Epergne

Name/Title

Epergne

Entry/Object ID

S 62.6

Description

George III Irish silver and cut- glass epergne: in the form of an oval plateau with pierced gallery and a spherical scrolled frame-work, crested with a shuttle- shaped bowl with loop handles, enclosed by four small sweetmeat baskets of similar design, the lower part of the frame-work containing fourteen cut- glass cruets, some silver topped, all below the four boat shaped sweet meats and one boat shaped bowl, all cut- glass lined. In the center of the plateau, is a design of a crest, topped with a ribbon banner containing the word HALLELUJAH above a dove on a crown topping a shield. Below the shield is the word STEADY in a ribbon bow.

Category

Silver

Acquisition

Accession

S 62.6

Source or Donor

William C. Kennedy

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1962

Made/Created

Artist

Christopher Haines

Date made

1785

Place

Country

Ireland

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

Crowned Harp CH Hybernia, coat of arms of the Anglo-Irish family Aylmer with mottos "Steady" and "Hallelujah". Make-do cruet bottle has a silver spout and mustard spoon with 2 different (London, later) hallmarks.

Dimensions

Height

22-1/2 in

Material

Silver, Glass

Provenance

Notes

Purchase, William C. Kennedy 1962