Sideboard dish

Lewis Mettayer

1717/18 · Silver gilt · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This monumental dish would have been displayed on a sideboard with a matching ewer. The royal arms engraved in the center suggest that it was issued by the Jewel Office, most likely as a perquisite to the writer Joseph Addison, who served as Secretary of State. The style of the richly molded border reflects the influence of French court style.

Artist

Lewis Mettayer

Date

1717/18

Medium

Silver gilt

Culture

British, London

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1972