Pair of vegetable dishes
The arms, crest, motto, and supporters of the Gillon family are engraved on the side. The vegetable dish, one of a pair and part of a dinner service, is in the form of a classical sarcophagus.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pair of vegetable dishes
- Maker: Probably by William Simons (active 1776–after 1805)
- Date: 1803–4
- Culture: British, London
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (14.0 x 10.8 x 19.1 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Bequest of Ogden Livingston Mills, 1937
- Object Number: 38.21.18a, b, .19a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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