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dish
Object Type
dish
Museum number
1992,0614.15
Description
Dish; parcel-gilt; reeded rim; engraved with arms of Sir Christopher Harris of Radford near Plymouth, placed on upper rim and marks directly below on lower rim; arms in dimidiated form on dexter side; marked.
Production date
1581
Production place
Made in:
England
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Plymouth (Devon)
(near)
Found/Acquired:
Brixton (Devon)
Materials
silver
gold
Technique
parcel-gilded
engraved
Dimensions
Diameter:
271 millimetres
Weight:
582 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Found with 1992,0614.1-26
Bibliographic references
Thornton & Cowell 1996 / The 'Armada Service': A set of late Tudor dining silver
Location
On display
(G46/dc7)
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 1994 15 Feb-15 May, Birmingham, Museum & Art Gallery, The Armada Service 1993-1994 16 Oct-6 Feb, Bristol, City Museum & Art Gallery, The Armada Service 1993 27 May-2 Oct, Plymouth, City Museum & Art Gallery, The Armada Service
Subjects
heraldry
Associated names
Emblem of:
Sir Christopher Harris
Emblem of:
Trecarrel
Emblem of:
Sydenham
Acquisition name
Purchased through:
Sir John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute
Purchased from:
Mount Stuart Charitable Trust
Funder name
With contribution from:
National Heritage Memorial Fund
Acquisition date
1992
Acquisition notes
Found in a potato store 1827.
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1992,0614.15
Conservation
Treatment
: 30 Sep 2005
Treatment
: 13 Jun 1994
Treatment
: 07 May 1993
Treatment
: 19 Feb 1993
Treatment
: 30 Jun 1992
Treatment
: 15 Oct 2003