Object details
Object number
M18e64
Creator(s)
Nathaniel Mills & Sons
(active Birmingham, 1803 - 1873)
Title
Vinaigrette: Osborne House, Isle of Wight
Date
about 1852
Medium
Gilded silver
Dimensions
3.7 x 2.7 x 1.1 cm (1 7/16 x 1 1/16 x 7/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Marks (underside of lid): Queen's head [duty mark]; N M in rectangle, pellet between [maker's mark for Nathaniel Mills]; Lion passant [English quality mark for sterling]
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1919.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Gallery
Little Salon
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