Images(4)

Chafing Dish

Paul Crespin (1694–1770)

1744–45

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueSilver, wood

DimensionsH. 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); Weight: 1,610 gm (51 0z 15 dwt)

Credit LineAnonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)

Accession number42.14

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsSilver

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on one foot,the frame, the side of the lamp, and the lamp cover, the crest of Fitzroy, for Charles Fitzroy, second Duke of Grafton, (1683-1757) INSCRIPTIONS: scratched on underside of body, 39=1. scratched on underside of frame, 4=17. scrathced on underside of lamp, 8 =2; "8223", "H374LU/WS/L"

ProvenanceAnonymous Gift to the MFA in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: January 8, 1942)