Dessert Fork with Hunt Scenes

Description

Paul Storr was perhaps the most famous and successful English silversmith working in the early 19th century. This fork and spoon were originally part of a larger set. The exceptionally high quality of the metalworking and gilding of these pieces is typical of Storr's work.

Provenance

Nicholas J. Velloney

Dessert Fork with Hunt Scenes

Paul Storr

c. 1822

Accession Number

2003.244.1

Medium

gilt silver

Dimensions

Overall: 21.1 x 3 x 3 cm (8 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)

Classification

Silver

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Bequest of Nicholas J. Velloney