Inkstand, inkwells and candlestick
On display
The flat-chased decoration on this inkstand's candlestick has always been associated with the pair of Gould candlesticks in the Museum (see WA1946.92). It does differ from the decoration on the inkstand itself, suggesting that the candlestick was a later addition. The hallmarks appear to have been struck with false punches. This is true of other articles by Feline and the probability is that he used them to avoid the 6d. per ounce duty imposed by the Hallmarking Act of 1719.
Information derived from T. Schroder, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean (2009)
Details
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Title
Inkstand, inkwells and candlestick
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Artist/maker
Edward Feline (c. 1695 - 1753) (goldsmith) -
Associated place
London (place of creation) -
Date
c. 1735
1735 -
Material and technique
silver-gilt
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Object type
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Dimensions
31.7 cm (length)
21.5 cm (width)
1615 g overall (weight) -
No. of items
6
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Credit line
Bequeathed by G.O. Farrer, through the Art Fund, 1946.
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Museum location
Second floor | Gallery 55 | Silver -
Museum department
Western Art
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Accession no.
WA1946.91
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Further reading
Schroder, Timothy, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 2009), 239
