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Sweetmeat Dish

1717-1718 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A sweetmeat dish is a type of dish which came in various forms, styles and sizes. It was used for serving sweetmeats which were small shaped pieces of confectionery consisting chiefly of sugar or chocolate with flavouring or filling at the end of the meal. At the end of the 18th century sweetmeat dishes were made both in silver and Sheffield plate.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver
Brief description
Silver, Dublin hallmarks for 1717-18, mark of Henry Daniell
Physical description
Silver, circular with a scalloped edge and a ribbed side
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.85cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
  • Weight: 76.6g
Marks and inscriptions
  • Dublin hallmarks for 1717-18
  • Mark of Henry Daniell
  • Engraved with a crest, a wolf's head issuing from a castle (Unidentified)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Frank Smith
Object history
Bequest - Frank Smith
Acquisition RF: Frank Smith
Subjects depicted
Summary
A sweetmeat dish is a type of dish which came in various forms, styles and sizes. It was used for serving sweetmeats which were small shaped pieces of confectionery consisting chiefly of sugar or chocolate with flavouring or filling at the end of the meal. At the end of the 18th century sweetmeat dishes were made both in silver and Sheffield plate.
Collection
Accession number
M.461-1922

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
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