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Alice Burrows (died 1819) was an English silversmith. Burrows was the widow of silversmith George Burrows I, a smallworker, and worked in partnership with her son, George Burrows II. Classed as a plateworker, she registered her first mark, in two sizes, on 10 July 1801. Further marks followed on 7 November 1804, 21 February 1810 and 6 May 1818. Active in
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, her address was given as 14 Red Lion Street,
Clerkenwell Clerkenwell ( ) is an area of central London, England. Clerkenwell was an Civil Parish#Ancient parishes, ancient parish from the medieval period onwards, and now forms the south-western part of the London Borough of Islington. The St James's C ...
. Her date of death has been given as 1819 in various sources. The National Museum of Women in the Arts owns several pieces by Alice and George Burrows, including a George III snuff box of 1802, a George III
teapot A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or a herbal mix in boiling or near-boiling water and serving the resulting infusion called tea; usually put in a teacup. It is one of the core components of teaware. Teapots usually have an ...
of 1803, and a Regency teapot of 1816.


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