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Centrepiece of testimonial silver

Hunt and Roskell; G A Carter1883/1884

National Museums Liverpool

National Museums Liverpool
United Kingdom

Centrepiece of magnificent parcel-gilt dinner service presented to Thomas Ismay by White Star shareholders, on board the liner Adriatic in Liverpool in 1884. It was designed by the artist G. A. Carter and made by the distinguished London Silversmiths, Hunt & Roskell and is the finest of its kind. Hunt & Roskell wanted to ‘illustrate the progress of the art of navigation from earliest times to the present day’. The grand centrepiece represents ‘Commerce on top of the World’.

Details

  • Title: Centrepiece of testimonial silver
  • Creator: Hunt and Roskell; G A Carter
  • Date Created: 1883/1884
  • Physical Dimensions: 640 x 566 x 720 mm
  • Medium: Silver

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