Lid
Pierre Platel (b. c.1664, d.1719)
Category
Silver
Date
1704 - 1705
Materials
Silver
Measurements
6.3 cm (Height); 9.3 cm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852070.2
Summary
Lid of Britannia silver chocolate pot by Pierre Platel, London, 1704/5 (?) The detachable domed and stepped lid is raised and has an applied lip moulding and a seamed bezel. A hole is cut in the centre of the top for the insertion of a mill or stirring rod (sometimes also called a molinet) and is covered by a simple flat, shaped plate rotating on a fixed staple riveted through the lid. The plate, to which is soldered a cast baluster finial, has an incision forming a hook which closes over a second riveted staple.
Provenance
Possibly Sir Thomas Felton, 4th Bt. (d. 1709); John, 1st Lord Hervey (subsequently 1st Earl of Bristol); by descent to the 4th Marquess of Bristol; accepted by the Treasury in lieu of death duties in 1956 and handed over to the National Trust.
Credit line
Ickworth, the Bristol collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
On neck of lid: Maker’s mark ‘PL’ beneath a star and a crown and above a fleur de lis (Arthur Grimwade, London Goldsmiths 1697-1837, 1990, no. 2200).
Makers and roles
Pierre Platel (b. c.1664, d.1719), goldsmith