{"id":31377,"title":"Set of four wine coolers","medium":"Silver, gilt","classification":"Metalwork","dimension":"14 1/4 x 12 x 8 3/4 in. (36.2 x 30.5 x 22.2cm)","object_name":"Wine cooler, one of four, Set of four wine coolers, Three from set of four wine coolers","continent":"Europe","country":"England","nationality":"English","dated":"1828","room":"Not on View","role":"Silversmith","style":"Neoclassical","inscription":"Stamps; Inscriptions","markings":"'D.Ellis London Fecit', stamped, on front of base; 'SH2097', incised on bottom of base; 'A501/091', in black, on bottom of base; 'EEBJW' and three stamps near top of liner; 'A501/091', in black, on bottom of liner; '2', etched 3 times on bottom of removable liner","text":"This set of  wine coolers was inspired by the Buckingham Vase excavated on the grounds of the imperial villa at Tivoli, outside Rome (AD 118-130).  In the late-18th century British travelers brought back many Roman antiquities, where they contributed to the formation of numerous British art collections, public and private, and fueled the popularity of the neoclassical style. \r\n\r\n<P> The Buckingham Vase, a 46-inch high marble urn acquired by the first Marquess of Buckingham, was known through engravings published by the versatile Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi.  Rather than exact replicas of the actual vase, the wine coolers are adaptations of Piranesi's engravings.","creditline":"Gift of Ruth and John Huss","accession_number":"99.192.1a-c","artist":"Silversmith: Edward, Edward, James, and Barnard (a.k.a. Edward Barnard & Sons); Retailer: David Ellis","life_date":"London, est. c. 1680","department":"European Art","rights_type":"Public Domain","image_width":3732,"image_height":4662,"recent":0,"see_also":[],"sort_number":"99   192    1a    c","image":"valid","public_access":1,"curator_approved":0,"highlights":0,"Cache_Location":"031000\\300\\70\\31377","Primary_RenditionNumber":"mia_33630a.jpg","Rights_Image_Display":"Full","related:audio-stops":[{"title":"Set of Four Wine Coolers","_id":"31377","objectId":"31377","link":"http://audio-tours.s3.amazonaws.com/p236.mp3","number":"236","type":"audio"}],"mtime":"2026-02-04T06:00:50.797Z"}