Hot Water Jug

Hester BatemanWW-1785-523420

1785·SIlver and beechwood·31.8 × 17.5 cm (12 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)

Given in memory of Alice Kimpton Berg

Catalogue

Year: 1785
Medium: SIlver and beechwood
Dimensions: 31.8 × 17.5 cm (12 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Hester Bateman

Artist

Hester Bateman

Hester Bateman was an English silversmith, renowned for her high quality flatware and ornamental silverware. A craftswoman working within the family business, she was succeeded in turn by her sons, daughter-in-law, grandson and great-grandson. The Bateman family silversmithing company lasted until the middle of the nineteenth century.

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