Centrepiece
Feline, Edward
In 1730 centrepieces like this were the last word in spectacular dining gadgets. Made for the Williams family of Bodelwyddan and Chester, this is the earliest surviving British example. Its interchangeable configurations placed condiments and desserts within reach of about a dozen diners, and even provided candlelight to eat by.
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Details
Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Item Number
NMW A 51194
Creation/Production
Feline, Edward
Son of Peter 'Fellen' of St Martin's in the Fileds, tailor, apprenticed to Augustine Courtauld, 31 March 1709; Free, 6 April 1721. Two marks entered as largeworker, 25 September 1720, address Rose Street, Covent Garden. King Street, Covent Garden by 1739. Alive in 1745, probably dead by 1753, when Magdalen Feline, probably his widow, entered a mark from the same address.
Role: Production
Role: Silversmith
Place: London, England
Period: 1730-1731
Measurements
Height
(cm): 40.6
Length
(cm): 58
Width
(cm): 49
Height
(in): 16
Length
(in): 22
Width
(in): 19
Material
Silver
Glass
Location
In store
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