ECS-S.29:1-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.29:1-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
De Lamerie Tureen
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
OvalS soup tureen with lid
Other number
29A
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 278mm
length (actual size): 445mm
width (actual size): 267mm
length (actual size): 445mm
width (actual size): 267mm
Dimension note
Dimensions of tureen with lid
Inscription
Inscribed with the coat of arms of the Donor, William Hetherington on Tureen, lining and ladle.
Inscription description
Leopard's head crowned
Lion passant
Date mark: 1741-1742
Maker's mark: Paul de Lamerie
Lion passant
Date mark: 1741-1742
Maker's mark: Paul de Lamerie
Material
silver
Physical description
The Tureen is large, oval shaped with gadrooned and leaf decoration on the edges. Two scrolled and shell handles on body. Resting on four ball and claw feet with lion masks on the shoulders. The cover is domed with a similar scrolled and shell handle.
Production
Person
de Lamerie, Paul, 1688 - 1751 (Silversmith)
Date
1741-1742
History and association
Object history note
Donated by Rev. William Hetherington
Previous ownership
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.21 p. XVII)
• Hussey, C. Eton College, 2nd Ed., 1926 (p. 128 pl. 6)
• Hussey, C. Eton College, 2nd Ed., 1926 (p. 128 pl. 6)
