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Casting bottle and cover
Casting bottle, silver, standing on a spreading domed foot, flattened oval 'pilgrim bottle' shape with tall cylindrical neck, perforated domed stopper with crude finial, carrying chain affixed to a ring on each shoulder; the body chased and engraved on each side with strapwork scrolls surrounding a cartouche containing on one side a bird, on the other side a pierced heart, the two faces divided by a pronounced moulded band down each side, the foot engraved with acanthus ornament.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51419
Acquisition
Purchase - with support, 3/5/2001
Purchased with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the National Art Collections Fund and the Goldsmiths' Company.
Measurements
Height
(cm): 10.3
diam(cm) foot:3.8
diam(cm)
Width
(cm): 4.8
Height
(in): 4
diam(in) foot:1 1/2
diam(in)
Width
(in): 1
Weight
(gr): 109.74
Techniques
raised
forming
Applied Art
chased
decoration
Applied Art
embossed
decoration
Applied Art
engraved
decoration
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
soldered
forming
Applied Art
Material
silver
Location
Gallery 07B South
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