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Game Dish with Cover and Stand

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 & HUNT
ProvenanceSold 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)
12th century
12th century
14th century
Mid 7th–8th century A.D.
8th century A.D.
16th century
1790–91
1800–01
1800–01
1776–77
1792–93
style of late 15th century