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Plate: M.1-1986

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Pewter plate, cast hammered, embossed and engraved. Of a circular 'silve' shape, charged in the centre with a porcupine below a crown in relief (emblem of Louis XII of France). Decorated on the rim with a border of acorns and oak trees, engraved with their tips towards the shoulder.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 22.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Sunderland, Amy, Miss

Dating

19th Century
1800 - 1899

Materials used in production

Pewter

Techniques used in production

Casting (process)
Embossing
Hammering
Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.1-1986
Primary reference Number: 125473
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 19 August 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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