English Silver 1603-1850
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of over 400 items of English silver, dating from 1603-1859. Silver objects from the seventeenth century, includes domestic, ecclesiastical objects, and ceremonial table silver including a London made bell-salt dated 1603-4, and a rare set of 3 silver-gilt steeple cups with cover. There are also objects mounted in silver including a coconut cup carved with scenes of the escape of Charles II after his defeat at the Battle of Worchester on 3 September 1651. Most of these objects were donated to Glasgow in 1944 from the collection of Sir William Burrell (1861-1958) and his wife, Constance, Lady Burrell (1875-1961). English silver in the collection from the eighteenth and early nineteenth century demonstrate the main technical developments in manufacture and changing styles of and fashions of silver for dining and drinking. Objects include plates, bowls, spoons, knives, forks, salvers, mugs, tankards, cream jugs, sauce boats, candlesticks, candlesticks, casters, salts, tea caddies, and pots for the preparation of tea, coffee, and chocolate. Many of the silver objects from the period are stamped with hallmarks detailing the silver’s quality, place of manufacture, and maker. These marked objects can confidently be attributed to workshops across England during the eighteenth and early-nineteenth century including London, Newcastle, York, and Birmingham. The collection also has fine examples of English plate produced by noted silversmiths such as Paul Storr, Anthony Nelme, Hester Bateman and Huguenot silversmiths including Paul de Lamerie, Simon Gribelin, and Anne Tanqueray.
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