Provenance
Hollingworth Magniac, Esq., Colworth, by 1862[1] (sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 2 and 4 July 1892, no. 248); Charles Borradaille, Paris, by 1897.[2] (Duveen Brothers, New York and London); purchased 8 November 1901 by Peter A. B. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheritance from the Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, 1942.[3]
[1] Widener Collection records in NGA Curatorial Records indicate that Magniac bought the dish from two unidentified ladies in Bedfordshire about 1835. The dish was lent by Magniac to the South Kensington exhibition in 1862. [2] Borradaille is named as the lender in the catalogue of the 1897 Burlington Fine Arts Club exhibition. [3] Widener Collection records in NGA Curatorial Records.
Accession Number
1942.9.291
Medium
enamel painted on copper
Dimensions
overall: 40 x 53.3 cm (15 3/4 x 21 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art
Credit Line
Widener Collection