Monteith, 1687
Marked "TA"
London, England
Silver with flat-chased decoration
Lent by a private collection

The flat-chased imagery on this monteith demonstrates the great skill and imagination of its decorator, whose work is also evident on the Milwaukee Art Museum’s monteith displayed nearby. The faces and hands of the robed Chinoiserie figures are fully articulated, as are the distinctively rendered birds and plants. Each panel bears a pictorial scene whose theatrical qualities suggest that the figures may be characters from popular London stage productions.