Pewter octagonal dish owned by David Garrick

An image of Octagonal Dish. Chamberlain, Thomas, London (possibly). Octagonal with an oval depression in the middle. The rim is engraved with the arms of David Garrick. This dish was part of a service which belonged to David Garrick (1717-1779) the celebrated actor, and from 1747, manager of Drury Lane Theatre. Pewter, engraved, circa 1750-1775. English.

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Octagonal Dish. Chamberlain, Thomas, London (possibly). Octagonal with an oval depression in the middle. The rim is engraved with the arms of David Garrick. This dish was part of a service which belonged to David Garrick (1717-1779) the celebrated actor, and from 1747, manager of Drury Lane Theatre. Pewter, engraved, circa 1750-1775. English.

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Accession Number: NAV.13.2-1933
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
Image height: 792 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 179.98kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1

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