Dish cover

Dateca. 1732

Retailed by David Willaume II (1692 - 1761)

MediumBrass with silver leaf plating (French plated brass)

DimensionsOH: 8 1/2"; Diam(rim): 14 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1994-150

DescriptionCompressed spherical finial with molded top supported on short waisted post with rivet attachment through top of cover; intervening flat circular disc between finial and upper staging of cover; entire cover and upper staging raised from a single piece of brass; domed cover of circular plan flaring outward above a short and nearly vertical foot band; foot band strengthened and defined by applied drawn moldings at top and bottom; disc below finial flat-chased with a repeat of swirling leafage against a matted ground; side of upper staging of cover and face of foot band flat-chased with formal repeat of scrolls and leafage against a matted ground, the latter incorporation strapwork elements; entire surface originally silvered with silver leaf (French plating), the preparatory tooth marks on exterior still clearly evident. Face engraved with crest and coronet above of Charles Howard (1669-1738), 3rd Earl of Carlisle, of Castle Howard, Yorkshire.
Label TextThis large brass dish cover was originally given a silver appearance by burnishing thin sheets of silver leaf onto its surface—a technique known as French plating. Because French plating was more labor-intensive and didn’t wear as well, it was replaced eventually by fused silverplate. This cover is engraved with the crest and coronet of Charles Howard (1669–1738), 3rd Earl of Carlisle, of Castle Howard, Yorkshire. It is one of a set of four dish covers the earl acquired for his London house in 1732.
InscribedEngraved on side with crest and coronet above for Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, of Castle Howard, Yorkshire.
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceOwned at Castle Howard until recent years. (Face engraved with crest and coronet above of Charles Howard (1669-1738), 3rd earl of Carlisle, of Castle Howard, Yorkshire, England.)