Ewer
On display
Ewer, silver-gilt, in neoclassical vase form. The spout formed as a triton playing a horn, the handle of black oxidized silver formed as a greyhound, with a gold collar. Round the shoulder is a frieze of playing winged putti. The detachable lid has a small round finial.
Details
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Title
Ewer
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Artist/maker
Giovacchino Belli (1787 - 1822) (goldsmith) -
Associated place
Rome (place of creation) -
Date
c. 1815 -
Material and technique
silver-gilt, silver (handle), gold (collar); oxydized
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Object type
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Dimensions
28 cm (height) -
No. of items
2
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012.
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Museum location
Second floor | Gallery 53 | European Goldsmiths' Work -
Museum department
Western Art
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Accession no.
WA2013.1.351
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Further reading
Wilson, Timothy, Winterbottom, Matthew, Treasures of the Goldsmith's Art: The Michael Wellby Bequest to the Ashmolean Museum (Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford, 2015)
