Wine funnel

Collection object


1983.0113.1
H. 3.4 H. base ring 0.55 D. base ring 3.9 D. body max 7.2 D. body below rim 6.9 D. rim 7.15.
Wine funnel and stand, Limerick silver by Samuel Johns, c.1780. Funnel bowl: Shallow round bowl with everted rim. On the base is an applied ring over which the stem fits. Within the ring the base is perforated with holes 1 mm diameter. Hammer marks are visible on the inside of the bowl, and concentric circles as if made by a lathe in the base inside the ring. Monogram L P? engraved on the body. No makers mark.


Samuel Johns (silversmith)