Dish
William Holmes (1689-1748)
Category
Silver
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silver.
Measurements
255 mm (Dia)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1656388.2.1
Summary
A dish from a set of four George III silver small entree dishes and covers, two partly marked, William Holmes, Circa 1788, and two Paul Storr, 1817, all London. The shaped circular dishes have bound reeded rims, interrupted by six shells, the ribbed domed covers are engraved with the arms of the Marquess of Londonderry.
Provenance
Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Trust, 2013
Makers and roles
William Holmes (1689-1748), silversmith