The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of February 7, 2023

Tureen

1753

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fabricated by

Edward Wakelin

(British, 1784)

England, 18th century

Silver

Overall: 24.3 x 40.4 x 22.8 cm (9 9/16 x 15 7/8 x 9 in.)

Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.214.a

Location

not on view

Description

A very successful silversmith, Edward Wakelin may have been more a businessman than a craftsman or designer.

Inscriptions

Inscription

engraved coat of arms of Admiral Edward Vernon of Nacton (1684-1757) and his wife Sarah, daughter of Thomas Best. Engraved on cover is Vernon crest, a woman holding a scythe.

Provenance
Jerome Kern, New York; (Shrubsole, New York); Severance and Greta Millikin, Cleveland, 1966.
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1989.214.a