Dish Ring
18th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The dish ring was a dinner table or sideboard accessory. It is in the form of a hollow cylindrical or spool-shaped ring, and was used to protect the surface from heat by supporting a plate of hot food (probably of wood, ceramic or glass) on top. At first the top and bottom rims of the spool-shaped sides were of equal diameter. Later examples have the top narrower than the base. These articles became a speciality of Dublin silversmiths in the mid-18th century and were later copied in Sheffield plate by Sheffield manufacturers. It is rare to find them in brass.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Brass, pierced |
| Brief description | Brass dish ring pierced with quatrefoils, drops and circles, German, late 16th century |
| Physical description | With incurved side, pierced with quatrefoil designs, drops and circles. |
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| Credit line | Dr W. L. Hildburgh FSA Gift |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The dish ring was a dinner table or sideboard accessory. It is in the form of a hollow cylindrical or spool-shaped ring, and was used to protect the surface from heat by supporting a plate of hot food (probably of wood, ceramic or glass) on top. At first the top and bottom rims of the spool-shaped sides were of equal diameter. Later examples have the top narrower than the base. These articles became a speciality of Dublin silversmiths in the mid-18th century and were later copied in Sheffield plate by Sheffield manufacturers. It is rare to find them in brass. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.47-1932 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2004 |
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