N° d'objet
51/812
Description
This is a large, silver plated, domed dish cover used to cover meat and the like as it lay in a dish. It is decorated with incised leaves, elaborate handles and beading round the rim. Nothing is known of its origins.
Description physique
1 dish cover: metal, silver plated
Historique d'archive
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This is a large sized dish cover made of silver plate. It was used to cover up meat, etc. as it lay in a dish, such as 51/813L. This cover is elaborately decorated, with a tracery of leaves incised in the plate, an elaborate handle and beading round the rim. It is shaped like an oval dome, 14.75 inches wide, 18.25 inches long and about 9.5 inches to the top of the dome. It has a hall mark on the inside.', No Lavinia Smith No. recorded.
Date
1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Période de création
Nineteenth century
Nom d'objet
Matériel
Technique
Dimensions
- Length 464 mm
- Width 375 mm
- Height 241 mm
Document électronique
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14650.tif - High resolution image
