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The Marlborough ice pails, around 1700. These ice pails are the only surviving English examples made of pure gold. Ice pails became fashionable at the French court from the 1680s, and were thereafter used by nobility and wealthy aristocrats throughout Europe. These ice pails belonged to the Spencer family at Althorp, Northamptonshire, until their acquisition by the British Museum in 1981.

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART209507

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 4000px × 2645px

Photo Credit Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY

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