Ewer (one of a pair)

Peter Archambo I  (British, active 1720; died 1759)

Date:
1740/41
Culture:
British, London
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall (wt. confirmed .141): 10 1/4 in., 58 oz. 3 dwt. (26 cm, 1808.5g)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
Accession Number:
68.141.141
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Marking: [1] Lion passant guardant; [2] Leopard's head crowned; [3] lower case e, London date letter for 1740; [4] PA, maker's mark for Peter Archambo (Grimwade 2128) Location of marks: under the rim, near the handle.

  • Provenance

    George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington ; Sir John Foley Grey (until 1921; his sale, Christie's, London, April 20, 1921, lot 141); Private Collection (until 1937) ; [ Christie's, London ; June 22, 1937, lot 101 ] ; Irwin Untermyer (until 1968; to MMA)

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