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Dish

1673

WW

(British)
Culture
England, London, 17th century
Medium
silver
Measurements
Overall: 5.9 x 36.7 cm (2 5/16 x 14 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1982.129
Public Domain
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Location
203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
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A scalloped rim and raised depictions of flowering poppies on this plate suggest that it was likely intended to be displayed on a sideboard rather than used as part of a table service.

Description

Silver fulfilled a prominent role in projecting wealth, status, power, and ritual in British life during the 1600s and 1700s. Elaborate forms such this shallow dish not only represented wealth in its sheer silver weight but also provided royal and aristocratic owners a surface for displaying engraved coats of arms. For example, this dish is engraved with the arms of Sir Charles Holte (1648–1722), the 3rd Baronet of Warwickshire, and his wife Anne Clobery (1664–c. 1738) of Bradstone, Hampshire, along the southern coast of England.
A circular silver dish features a wavy, petal-like rim with six large flowers spaced around its edge. Intricate leaf patterns swirl clockwise across the reflective surface toward the center. There, a shield features small symbols flanked by tall, feathered plumes. Deep shadows and bright highlights define the ornate, raised floral and vine motifs that lead from the scalloped border to the heraldic emblem in the middle.

Dish

1673

WW

(British)
England, London, 17th century

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