Dish (one of a pair) (part of a set)

Lewis Mettayer  (British, active 1700, died 1740)

Date:
1714/15
Culture:
British, London
Medium:
Silver gilt
Dimensions:
Overall (confirmed): 2 1/8 x 8 5/8 x 8 5/8 in., 17 oz. 1 dwt. (5.4 x 21.9 x 21.9 cm, 531g)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
Accession Number:
68.141.289
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Marking: [1] ME, maker's mark for Lewis Mettayer (Grimwade 2018) [2] Britannia; [3] Lion's head erased; [4] London date letter for 1714 Location of marks: [1]-[4] on underside

  • Provenance

    Methuen family (until 1920; their sale, Christie's, London, February 25, 1920, lot 77); [ S. J. Phillips ; sold to Untermyer, March 28, 1967 ] ; Irwin Untermyer (1967–68; to MMA)

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