Pilgrim bottle (one of a pair)

1823/24

Not on view

These bottles (see mate 2016.710.1) are early nineteenth century copies of a pair of Baroque vessels made in 1690. Though the form is derived from seventeenth-century wine bottles, these examples were only intended to be used as part of a grand display in the dining room. In the early nineteenth century, the appreciation of antique silver was novel, and these are early examples of the antiquarian taste.

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Title: Pilgrim bottle (one of a pair)
Maker: William Elliott (British, London 1762–1854 London)
Date: 1823/24
Culture: British, London
Medium: Gilt silver, cork
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 17 5/16 × 10 1/8 × 9 1/8 in., 140.974oz. (44 × 25.7 × 23.2 cm, 3997g)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, in memory of Judge Irwin Untermyer, 2016
Object Number: 2016.710.2
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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