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Game Dish with Cover and Stand

John Samuel Hunt

1846–47

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueSilver, parcel gilt

DimensionsH. 41.3 cm x W. 49.4 cm x D. 28.5 cm (16 1/4 x 19 17/16 x 11 1/4 in.); Weight: 10,872.3 gm (349 oz 11 dwt)

Credit LineEDA Purchase Fund

Accession number1993.575

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ClassificationsSilver

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InscriptionsARMORIALS: cast and engraved on a shield held by putti, the arms, crest, and motto of Hope, probably for John Alexander Hope, sixth Earl of Hopetoun (1831-1873). INSCRIPTIONS: stamped on underside of dish, 2959 HUNT & ROSKELL LATE STORR MORTIMER & HUNTProvenanceSold Christie's, London, May 21, 1969, lot 162, purchased by Ferrara; estate of Scott Newhall, sold Christie's, New York, April 22, 1993, lot 296, purchased by Partrige Fine Arts, PLC, London, purchased September 22, 1993, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund. (Accession Date: September 22, 1993)