Bowl
The arms of William Anne Capel (1732–1799), fourth Earl of Essex, are engraved at the center of this bowl, which was probably part of a tea set. The small scale of the cast and applied shell decoration is characteristic of Wickes's Rococo work.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bowl
- Maker: George Wickes (British, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 1698–1761 Thurston, Suffolk)
- Date: 1744/45
- Culture: British, London
- Medium: Silver-gilt
- Dimensions: 3 × 6 3/8 in. (7.6 × 16.2 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1970
- Object Number: 1970.131.33
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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