Thrale history

Susannah Arabella THRALE

Susannah Arabella THRALE

Female 1770 - 1858  (88 years)


 

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Comprising a dolphin sweetmeat stand, pair of tureens, covers and stands and a single stand, sauceboat and stand, four serving bowls and stands, pair of 4⅛ inch platters, a 4⅞ inch platter, a 5⅝ inch platter, and fourteen dinner plates; each within an underglaze-blue shell-edge, impressed “WEDGWOOD,” “L,” and painter’s flourishes in blue enamel; a set of five miniature turned wood condiment containers comprising three casters and a pair of bottles; and a set of four carved bone forks and knives, all originally part of the set. The height of the sweetmeat stand is 2⅝ inches, and the diameter of the dinner plate is 2⅝ to 2¾ inches. Sold 30/31 October 2010 by Mark and Marjorie Allen Antiques, New Hampton, New Hampshire at Northeastern Auctions for $13,570.


Susannah Arabella Thrale Wedgwood teaset 1785

A 1785 (estimated date) Wedgwood dinner service with turned wood and carved bone serving pieces in the the original pine shipping box was given to Susannah and her sisters by Dr. Samuel Johnson. Susannah Thrale never married but gave the service to the Misses Marter of Knockholt who then bequeathed it to their nieces in the late 1870s/early 1880s.


Date30 Oct 2010
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Linked toSusannah Arabella THRALE (Note)