Plate (one of a set of twelve)
Silver dinner plates like these were often supplied in sets of 36, so that 3 courses could be served to a table of 12. The simplicity of this set (consisting of 12 plates) is typical of most British eighteenth-century examples. Their only ornamentation is the heraldry engraved on the rim (where it was less likely to be damaged from the use of forks and knives), which combines two separate coats of arms. This suggests that these plates were commissioned in celebration of a marriage. Each plate has also been stamped with the maker’s mark of Thomas Farren, later the Subordinate Goldsmith to the King.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate (one of a set of twelve)
- Maker: Thomas Farren (British, active ca. 1707–d. 1743)
- Date: 1715/16
- Culture: British, London
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 7/8 x 9 5/8 in., 19 oz. 4 dwt (2.2 x 24.4 cm, 597g)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2012
- Object Number: 2012.205.17
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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