Tureen
1812
Paul Storr
Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844)
Decorative Art and Design
Tureen, 1812. Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844). Silver; overall: 35.2 x 43.2 cm (13 7/8 x 17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Thomas F. Grasselli in memory of Thomas S. and Emilie S. Grasselli 1968.242.a 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, with its acanthus leaves and fluted detailing, not only represented wealth in its sheer silver weight but also provided royal and aristocratic owners a surface for displaying engraved coats of arms. The arms of the High Sheriff of Yorkshire, Timothy Hutton and his wife Elizabeth Chaytor of Spennithorne Hall in northern England are engraved on this tureen by Paul Storr, one of the most prominent London silversmiths of the period. This tureen is accompanied by a cover and stand. See cover record.
- Maker/Artist
- Storr, Paul
- Classification
- Silver
- Formatted Medium
- silver
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 35.2 x 43.2 cm (13 7/8 x 17 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: coat of arms: Hutton impaling Chaytor; crest: Hutton. (Arms of Timothy Hutton (1729-1864) of Marske and Clifton Castle, Yorkshire, and his wife Elizabeth Chaytor of Spennithorne Hall, who were married in 1804.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1968.242.a
- Credit Line
- Gift of Thomas F. Grasselli in memory of Thomas S. and Emilie S. Grasselli
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1968, All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection, British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
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