Silver dish with 'PAX', by Omar Ramsden

An image of Silverware. Dish. Ramsden, Omar (British, 1873-1939). Of quatrefoil shape, standing on a foot-ring. In the middle a meallion bearing the word 'PAX' in monogram (peace), and the date '1938' in relief, surrounded by a wreath of barley, fruit, flowers and foliage, with the number '4' at the top. The underneath of the base inscribed 'OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT'. Silver with hammered surface and applied cast and chased ornament. C.1938-39. London, England. Notes: The dish was made to commemorate the Munich Peace Treaty signed by Chamberlain and Hitler on 30 September 1938.

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Silverware. Dish. Ramsden, Omar (British, 1873-1939). Of quatrefoil shape, standing on a foot-ring. In the middle a meallion bearing the word 'PAX' in monogram (peace), and the date '1938' in relief, surrounded by a wreath of barley, fruit, flowers and foliage, with the number '4' at the top. The underneath of the base inscribed 'OMAR RAMSDEN ME FECIT'. Silver with hammered surface and applied cast and chased ornament. C.1938-39. London, England. Notes: The dish was made to commemorate the Munich Peace Treaty signed by Chamberlain and Hitler on 30 September 1938.

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Accession Number: M.17-1984
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 996 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 129.43kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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20th Century applied British concave dish English Fitz_AA floral flowers fruits hammered medallion monogram monogrammed Omar Ramsden Pax peace quatrefoil Ramsden Silver silverware wreath

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