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Shell Dish

1749-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Edward Aldridge (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

Dish, silver, (one of a pair), in the shape of a shell. Engraved with a crest (a cannon).

Object details

Categories
Containers
Metalwork
Silver
Tableware & Cutlery
Object type
Shell dish
Materials and techniques
Silver
Silver
Raising
Engraving (Incising)
Brief description
Shell dish, silver, London hallmarks for 1749-50, mark of Edward Aldridge.
Physical description
Dish, silver, (one of a pair), in the shape of a shell. Engraved with a crest (a cannon).
Dimensions
  • Length: 5in
  • Width: 4.75in
Style
Neoclassical
Marks and inscriptions
  • London hallmarks for 1749-50
  • Mark of Edward Aldridge
  • Engraved with a crest, a cannon (Unidentified)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst
Object history
Bequest - Arthur Hurst
Acquisition RF: 40 / 434
Subjects depicted
Shell
Crests
Associated object
M.106-1940 (Pair)
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.106A-1940

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O104691/shell-dish-edward-aldridge/
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