Meat dish cover
William Holmes (1689-1748)
Category
Silver
Date
circa 1788
Materials
Silver.
Measurements
370 mm (L)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1656425.1
Summary
One of two silver meat dish covers, William Holmes, London, 1788 and circa, one without date letter, shaped oval engraved on one side with the arms of the Marquess of Londonderry above bound reeded borders, with scrolling foliate handles. (Scratch weight 57-14 and 53-8).
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