Identity area
Reference code
JCAG/B/2A
Title
Pair two branch candlesticks
Date(s)
- 1807 (Creation)
- 1799 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 items, silver
Context area
Name of creator
(28th June 1799 -)
Biographical history
There is no record of Cook(e)'s apprenticeship or the completion of an apprenticeship. His mark as a plateworker was entered on 28 June 1799 at 29 Carey Steet, Bell Yard. On 14 January 1805 he moved to 3 Carey Street. His work is noted to have 'survived in reasonable quantity' (470). This biographical information is found on page 470 of Grimwade's London Goldsmiths and his marks is available in the same text on page 166 signified by no. 2289.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Mrs. E. Gordon