Caster
CultureEnglish
Date1902-1903
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
InscribedStamped below top; retailer's mark on bottom: Goldsmidt Company/112 Regent Street. Maker's mark: C.& S. Co., Ltd.
Credit LineGift of George Dearsley in memory of Winifred May Dearsley
Object number81.92
Not on view
DescriptionPear-shaped caster with ajoure top and stepped body. Gadrooning around lower part of body the whole on a flaring foot. Caster is rare because of the use of the Britannia Standard mark at this time and the leopard's head erased. These marks were rarely used after 1720 and then only on pieces of quality and heavier silver content.Published ReferencesENGLISH GOLDSMITHS AND THEIR MARKS (Dover, NY, 1964), p. 91 for mark of date.
