Dish
Date1710-1730
OriginEngland
MediumPewter
DimensionsOH: 11/16"; Diam (rim); 5 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1977-217
DescriptionSmall shallow circular fluted dish. This form is sometimes called a strawberry, dessert, or condiment dishLabel TextThe reverse of this small pewter dish is engraved with the Hebrew letters lamed (“L”) and resh (“R”). Although the dish’s history is unknown, its similarity to other English examples with Hebrew lettering suggests it was used for Jewish religious practices.
InscribedWriggle-engraved on underside of base with Hebrew letters lamed (“L”) and resh (“R”), also engraved on underside of base with two clusters each containing four punctate marks (one cluster above each Hebrew letter)
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceRonald F. Michaelis, London (sold after his death in 1973 at Sotheby & Co., London). Kenneth W. Bradshaw, Oakham (sold in 1977 at Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, and purchased by Colonial Williamsburg).
1690-1710
1690-1700
1790-1820
late 19th - early 20th century
1775-1800
ca. 1780
1731-1732
ca. 1740; remodeled ca. 1750
1790-1840
1840-1855
1760-1790