A silver thirteen-piece cruet set stand with monopod lion supports and an engraved crest in the…

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An image of the maker's marks on the bottom of the silver cruet stand.

Cruet Set

Maker Paul Storr (British, 1771 - 1844)

Date1810

MediumSterling silver and glass

DimensionsStand: 10 × 9 × 6 inches (25.4 × 22.9 × 15.2 cm)

MarkingsHallmarks on the bottom of the stand and each bottle: P.S [Grimwade mark #2235]; crown leopard; lion passant; P [in shield]

Credit LineGift of Frank A. Rizza, M.D. and family.

Object number2012.15.47.1-.7

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis thirteen-piece cruet set features a sterling silver stand and six cut-glass and sterling silver bottles with glass stoppers, two of which have gilt-bowl condiment spoons. A twice-engraved crest, of a crowing cock beneath a crown, is that of Archibald Acheson, (Irish, 1776-1849) second Earl of Gosford. Acheson was a British politician who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada and Governor General of British North America in the 19th century.. Silversmith Paul Storr, active in London 1792 - 1838, was England's most celebrated silversmith during the Regency Period of the nineteenth century, producing much of the silver purchased by King George III and King George IV.

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