Inkstand

Edward Aldridge (first mark 1724, died by 1766)

John Stamper (free 1739–1740)

1756–57

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueSilver

Dimensions6.8 x 17 x 9.2 cm (2 11/16 x 6 11/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
Weight: 388.4 gm (12 oz 10 dwt)

Credit LineBequest of Barbara Boylston Bean

Accession number1976.662a-c

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ClassificationsSilver

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Europe

InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on stand, the motto of Lyttleton quartering Westcote, Talbot, and Beaufort, impaling Rich, for Sir George Lyttleton, fifth Baronet, as first Baron Lyttleton of Frankley, co Worcester (1709-1773) and his second wife, Elizabeth, (1716-1795) daughter of Sir Rober Rich of Roos Hall, co. Suffolk.

ProvenanceBequest of Barbara Boylston Bean to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 8, 1976)