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Gravy Warmer, or Argyle
John Eames
1807-1808
Titles
Gravy Warmer, or Argyle (Descriptive)
Artist
John Eames, England, active 1786 - about 1808
Medium
silver
Dimensions
6 3/8 × 6 7/8 × 3 1/2 in. (16.2 × 17.5 × 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Catherine H. Collins, 1990.237a-b
Work Type
argyle
Classification
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Signature
Unsigned
Marks
On the underside the maker's mark JE; lion passan't leopard's head crowned; sovereign's head; and the date letter M for 1807-1808.
Inscription
None
Provenance
Catherine Hammond Collins (1922-1998), Birmingham, Alabama; by gift to the Birmingham Museum of Art in 1990
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