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Argyll

Louisa Courtauld (first mark 1765, died in 1807)

George Cowles (free 1765, died in 1811)

1772–73

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueSilver

DimensionsOverall Height: 27.7 cm x Width: 18.9 cm x Depth: 11.3 cm (10 7/8 x 7 7/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Weight: 952.6 gm (30 oz 12 dwt)

Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour

Accession number1985.807a-d

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ClassificationsSilver

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InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on side of body, crest of Curzon, beneath a Baron's coronet, for Nathaniel Curzon, first baron Scarsdale of Kedleston Hall, co. Derbyshire (1726-1804).ProvenanceNathaniel Curzon (1726-1804), first Baron Scarsdale, through family by descent, sold Christie's, London, July 16, 1930, lot 65; Sotheby's, New York, April 26, 1985, lot 78; Museumpiece, Zurich, purchased November 27, 1985, Theodra Wilbour Fund in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour. (Accession Date: November 27, 1985)