Wine Cooler
David Willaume I
(British, 1658–about 1741)
1718–19
Medium/TechniqueSilver (Britannia standard)
DimensionsOverall: 19 x 31.8 x 18.5 cm (7 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.)
Weight: 104 oz (3234g)
Credit LineGift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession number2001.83a-b
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
InscriptionsThe inscription under the base reads: "Lord Camden was Babtized with water that was put into this July ye 12 1740 at Blackheath"ProvenanceMade for Baptist Noel, 4th Earl of Gainsborough (1694-1759). by descent within Gainsborough family until 1993; November, 10, 1993, sold by a "gentleman" at Christie's, London, lot 250, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)
