Wine Cooler
Paul Storr
(English, 1771–1844)
Rundell, Bridge & Rundell
(English, 1797–1843)
1808 or 1809
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueGilded silver
DimensionsOverall: 28.2 x 26.3 cm, 11.5 lb. (11 1/8 x 10 3/8 in., 5.2 kg)
Other (Overall): 26.3cm (10 3/8in.)
Other (minimum): 12.6cm (4 15/16in.)
Other (minimum): 12.7cm (5in.)
Other (Overall): 26.3cm (10 3/8in.)
Other (minimum): 12.6cm (4 15/16in.)
Other (minimum): 12.7cm (5in.)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number54.1798
On View
On viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
Both the form and the decoration of this cooler are based on precedents from antiquity; the vase is in the form of a Greek krater, and the Bacchic triumphal procession reflects a second-century Roman relief. The cooler was probably modeled after a design by William Theed, based on published engravings of antique vases. The retail firm of Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, suppliers to the prince regent, produced a number of variations of the model; this is the earliest known.
InscriptionsStamped on base: "RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS ET PRINCIPIS WALLIAE LONDINI FECERUNT"; scratched inside both bases, 3004 / p849 pair / L 101. scratched on both collars, " 611 612 } 4 oz 670 L (sterling pound) h00". on .1798, "168=2" "167-7" stamped on bottom of body, 3; stamped on liner and collar, 2. , stamped on bottom of cup, liner, and collar, 1.Provenance1954, sold by Garrard and Co., London, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 9, 1954)
