The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Dish (part of a set)

Dish (part of a set)

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 203

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: [1] (on scalloped band above foot stamped) three trefoils voided within a shaped shield (silversmith's mark) [2] (inside mount of base, scratched) crescent The oblique line seen crossing the shield suggests that there was a flaw in the die.
Provenance

William Cecil, Lord Burghley , Burghley, Northamptonshire, England ; Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter ; William Alleyne Cecil, 3rd Marquis of Exeter ; William Agnew (until 1888; sale, Christie's, London, June 7–8, 1888, lots 256- 59; sold to Agnew); J. Pierpont Morgan ; J. P. Morgan Jr.
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What
Metal (59,364)

Clay (23,649)

Metalwork (14,716)

Silver (14,056)

Faience (11,698)

Porcelain (11,369)

Gilt (9,043)

Dishes (6,707)

Hard paste porcelain (2,917)
Where
Europe (148,586)

United Kingdom (25,557)

England (9,102)

London (2,006)
When
A.D. 1400-1600 (20,545)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,257)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Great Britain and Ireland, 1400–1600 A.D.
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