Leeds Museums and Galleries object of the week- Silver wine cooler
The gigantic silver wine cooler that dominates the dining room at Temple Newsam House is a truly dazzling sight to behold. Weighing an impressive 2,500 ounces and measuring almost a metre-and-a-half across, the cooler was acquired by Leeds Museums and Galleries in 2011. Made between 1685 and 1710, the cooler bears the mark of…