Paten
Edmund Pearce
Category
Silver
Date
1708
Materials
silver-gilt
Measurements
65 mm (Height); 217 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 291305
Summary
Large silver-gilt paten with simple moulded rim raised on a spreading trumpet-shaped foot. The upper surface is engraved with a scrolling crest enclosing a lion rampant (crest for Catherine Harpur ?). Engraved on the lower surface; 'The gift of the Hon ble Lady Catherine Harpur for the use of Caulk Church in Derbyshire Anno Dom 1709'. Hallmarked on upper surface (Edmund Pearce) ; Britannia (Britannia Standard Silver) ; Lions head erased (London) ; 'N' (1708).
Marks and inscriptions
Hallmarked on upper surface with sponsor's mark PE (Edmund Pearce); Britannia (Britannia Standard Silver); lion's head erased (London); N (1708)
Makers and roles
Edmund Pearce, silversmith