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Bottle

Unmarked
17th century (?)
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueLeather with silver mounts
DimensionsH. 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.); Diameter 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number54.1113a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsArmorials: Engraved on silver collar, the arms of George Ogilvie (d. 1663), created Lord Banff in 1642 Inscriptions: Engraved above the coat of arms, the motto: HELPE VOVRE SELFE, below the arms DAVIDE OGELVIE, NOVA SCOTIAE; 1644/TO ALEXANDER IRWINE OF SVTHERLAND, and around the foot PARECERE SVBJECTIS DEBELLARE SVPEROS PATRIS VIRTVTIBVS (To spare the humble and to make war upon the proud with the courage of their forefathers)ProvenanceEarl of Altamont, by 1911; Marquess of Sligo, by 1923; 1954, Berry Hill, New York sold to the MFA for $5500. ((Accession Date: November 9, 1954)
Mazer
Unmarked
about 1500–25, with later alterations
Casket
Unmarked
about 1590
Flagon
Unmarked
about 1600
Ewer
Unmarked
about 1610
Box
Unmarked
1692
Ostrich egg ewer
Unmarked
about 1675
Writing Table
Pierre Macret
about 1750
Desk
about 1745–50 (?)
Tea-caddy
Hendrik Voet
about 1700
Tobacco box
Unidentified artist
1756–62
Group shot: 1993.500.1a-b, 1993.500.2a-b
Unidentified artist
1717–22