Plate
George Smith (1824 - 1901)
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Pewter
Measurements
35 mm (H)460 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1128729
Summary
Large round pewter plate with moulded edge to rim with impressed rings. Stamped on rim and underneath.
Marks and inscriptions
on rim, coronet, serpent, DD, Hardwick; Hallmarks on rim, griffin's head, leopard's head, lion rampant, initials GS (see HHE/M/501); also on rim D crowned; underneath, touchmark. George Smith, London, 1681 (obit 1695); remains of latticed container and tulip petals visible (see HHE/M/500); split in rim
Makers and roles
George Smith (1824 - 1901), manufacturer