COLLECTIONS

SILVER COLLECTION

Displayed in a permanent gallery along with the Museum’s 18th century British Portraits from the George Bagby Collection, the silver exhibit evokes the culture of the aristocracy in 18th and early 19th century England. The objects, primarily serving and presentation pieces, are an assortment of hollowware and include examples of soup tureens, caster sets, tea pots, tea caddies, plates, cups, coffee servers, chocolate pots, candlesticks and candelabra, chargers, and small silver.

Artists include Hester, Peter, and Ann Bateman, Paul de Lamarie, Ralph Leeke, Paul Storr, Orlando Jackson, Matthew Boulton, Ayme Videau, Michael Boult, James Goodwin, Thomas Daniell, Joseph Preedy, Thomas Chawner, William Plummer, William Shaw, John Chartier, Benjamin Smith, John Fathergill, John Crouch, William and Robert Peaston, Robert and Samuel Hennell, James Gould, Thomas Ash, and others.