charger
- Museum number
- 1869,0501.1
- Description
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Charger; pewter; engraved with designs executed in zigzag lines; Royal Arms of England in centre with monogram, lion and unicorn supporters, helmet and mantling; border a running band of acorns and oak leaves; laurel wreath at top enclosing inscription, flanked by date; touchmark a fleur-de-lis in a small plain circle.
- Production date
- 1661
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 41.20 centimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Bibliography: Homer 1988 figs.11-12. lent to Pepys exhibition, NMM London 2015: M.Lincoln, ed., Samuel Pepys, Plague, Fire, Revolution, NMM London 2015, cat.38 with reference to Pepys buying pewter for the table, as wall sconces and candlesticks.
- Location
- On display (G46/dc11)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2015-2016 20 Nov-28 Mar, London, National Maritime Museum, Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution.
Has mount.
- Acquisition date
- 1869
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1869,0501.1