Ewer
Thomas Bolton
(free 1686, died in 1732)
1699–1700
Object PlaceDublin, Ireland
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsH. 33 cm x W. 24.7 cm x D. 14 cm (13 x 9 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.); Weight: 2,403 gm (77 oz 5 dwt)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number55.383
ClassificationsSilver
InscriptionsARMORIALS: arms of Codrington impaling Bethell, for Sir William Codrington, first Baronet of Dodington, co. Gloucester, who married in 1717–18, Elizabeth, daughter of William Bethell, of Swindon, co. York.ProvenanceBy descent to Sir Gerald Codrington, Dodington Park, Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, sold Christie's, London, July 18, 1923, lot 53; Wark estate, sold Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, May 21, 1955, lot 270 [Stephen Ensko, Inc., New York]; Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour for $5280 (includes 55.382). (Accession Date: June 9, 1955)
