Dish
ca. 1400 (made)
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Circular pewter dish with large, flat central boss and broad rim with single moulding under the rim.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pewter |
| Brief description | England, 15th century. One of a pair of dishes from Whitmore Park (near Coventry). Incised on the front with a cross and on the back with W, WYNCHEST(ER) and a merchant's mark consisting of a monogram with a cross staff and pennon; Pewter |
| Physical description | Circular pewter dish with large, flat central boss and broad rim with single moulding under the rim. |
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| Gallery label | Dish
About 1400
Pewter
Rich merchants in Coventry showed their status through consumer goods like this dish. It belonged to a wealthy family who lived at Whitmore Park, now a part of Coventry but then a separate manor. It was used for serving food and at other times might have been displayed on a sideboard. Most towns had pewterers. In medieval Coventry they worked in the middle of the city, close to where the Herbert now stands. The style of this dish suggests it was either made locally or imported from elsewhere in northern Europe.
[Label text for 'Museums and Schools: Coventry City of Innovation', Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry](01/11/2013-31/03/2015) |
| Object history | The Museum bought this pair of dishes in 1904 for £8. |
| Associated object | 200A-1906 (Pair) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 200-1906 |
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| Record created | January 17, 2003 |
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