Pilgrim bottle (one of a pair)

William Elliott

1823/24 · Gilt silver, cork · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

These bottles (see mate 2016.710.1) are early nineteenth century copies of a pair of Baroque vessels made in 1690. Though the form is derived from seventeenth-century wine bottles, these examples were only intended to be used as part of a grand display in the dining room. In the early nineteenth century, the appreciation of antique silver was novel, and these are early examples of the antiquarian taste.

Artist

William Elliott

Date

1823/24

Medium

Gilt silver, cork

Culture

British, London

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, in memory of Judge Irwin Untermyer, 2016