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Kitchen Pepper
Marked by: William Fleming (free 1695)
English (London)
1713–14
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: Height: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.); Width: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.); Weight: 62.5 gm (2 oz 2 dwt)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession Number37.1168a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe cylindrical body rests on a molded, stepped foot. Applied to the side of the body is an ear-shaped handle. The detachable, molded, domed lid is pierced in its center and in a ring of the molding.
Marks
On underside, maker's mark FL (Grimwade 694) (repeated on underside of cover); Britannia; lion's head erased (repeated on underside of cover); date letter "s"
InscriptionsEngraved on underside, ".M.P."
ProvenanceWalter H. Willson, Ltd., London, purchased by Theodora Wilbour, October 6, 1937, Anonymous Gift to the MFA in Memory of Charlote Beebe Wilbour. (Accession Date: November 17, 1937)