Ewer (one of a pair)

Peter Archambo I British

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 512

When George Booth became Earl of Warrington at the age of nineteen, he inherited the estate of Dunham Massey, which was heavily burdened by debt. Thirty years elapsed before he could afford to rebuild his family pride by buying silver on a large scale. This pair
of monumental ewers (see also 68.141.140) was among the silver that furnished the ten principal bedrooms of the house, all of which were equipped with enough silver to perform the morning ablutions.

Ewer (one of a pair), Peter Archambo I (British, active 1720, died 1759), Silver, British, London

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Ewer (one of a pair), Peter Archambo I (British, active 1720, died 1759), Silver, British, London
Ewer (one of a pair), Peter Archambo I (British, active 1720, died 1759), Silver, British, London
Ewer (one of a pair), Peter Archambo I (British, active 1720, died 1759), Silver, British, London
Ewer (one of a pair), Peter Archambo I (British, active 1720, died 1759), Silver, British, London
Ewer (one of a pair), Peter Archambo I (British, active 1720, died 1759), Silver, British, London

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