Cover for a Tureen

1812 Overall: 35.2 x 43.2 cm (13 7/8 x 17 in.) Source image
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Silver fulfilled a prominent role in projecting wealth, status, power, and ritual in British life during the 1600s and 1700s. Elaborate forms such as this tureen cover, with its lionhead finials, acanthus leaves, and fluted detailing, not only represented wealth in its sheer s...

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