Epergne
Maker
Thomas Pitts I
(English)
CultureEnglish
Date1770-1771
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 16 x 26 x 21 in. (40.6 x 66 x 53.3 cm)
InscribedHallmarks: Central support (78.116a, struck on side where top bowl fits): Black letter capital P (date letter for 1770-1771); Leopard head crowned (London assay); Lion passant (sterling standard); T P (maker's mark). Large basket (78.116b, struck on bottom): marked the same as the central support with engraved 158=17. Pair of small baskets (78.116c-d, struck on bottom): Lion passant (sterling standard); T P (maker's mark). Set of four dishes (78.116e-h, struck on bottom): marked the same as the small baskets. Arm supports for two small baskets (78.116i-j, not marked). Arm supports for four dishes (78.116k-n, not marked).
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number78.116
Not on view
Exhibition History"Treasures for the Table; Silver from the Chrysler Museum," 6/15-8/6/1989.
Published ReferencesMark Clark, "Silver Treasures for the Table," The Chrysler Museum BULLETIN, Vol. 19, No. 6 (June 1989), p. 2 ill.
Essays by David Revere McFadden, entries by Mark A. Clark. TREASURES FOR THE TABLE: SILVER FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM. Hudson Hills Press, New York, In Assocation with The American Federation of Arts and The Chrysler Museum. 1989: pp. 44-45, no. 1.
