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On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 67, The Whiteley Galleries

Dish

1808-1809 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Deeper dishes such as this may have been used to serve game or fowl. The rich neo classical ornament of this dish was expected to display the wealth of the owner to his dinner guests. The dish would have been sold by the Royal Goldsmiths, Rundell, Bridge and Rundell.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dish
  • Lid for a Dish
Materials and techniques
Silver, raised, cast finial, chased, flatted silver around base, gadroons
Brief description
Silver, London hallmarks for 1808-9, mark of Paul Storr
Physical description
Covered dish
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.0cm
  • Length: 23.5cm
  • Width: 20.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • PS - Paul Storr; On side of base: maker, sterling, leopard, duty, date N (1808-9); Inside cover: maker, sterling and date M (1807-8)
  • Arms & Crest of Marquess of Ormonde
  • Arms of Ormonde and their crest fashioned into finials for the covers
Object history
Acquisition RF: 53 / 599 No Reg Des
In lieu of Estate Tax - Ormonde Estate
One of a pair. Deeper dishes such as this may have been used to serve game or fowl. The rich neo classical ornament of this dish was expected to display the wealth of the owner to his dinner guests. The dish would have been sold by the Royal Goldsmiths, Rundell, Bridge and Rundell.
Subjects depicted
Summary
Deeper dishes such as this may have been used to serve game or fowl. The rich neo classical ornament of this dish was expected to display the wealth of the owner to his dinner guests. The dish would have been sold by the Royal Goldsmiths, Rundell, Bridge and Rundell.
Collection
Accession number
M.63&A-1982

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
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