ECS-S.154-2015
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.154-2015
Object type
Identification
Title
Baillie Dinner Plate
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
William III dinner plate
Other number
154
Description
Dimensions
diameter (actual size): 245mm
Dimension note
Inscription
Engraved with the armorials of George Baillie of Jerviswood and Mellerstain and his wife Grisell, 5th daughter of Sir Patrick Hume, 1st (1697) Earl of Marchmont
Inscription description
Leopards head erased
Britannia
Date mark: 1698
Maker's mark: A.Nelme
Britannia
Date mark: 1698
Maker's mark: A.Nelme
Material
silver
Physical description
Silver, plain, rim engraved with armorials of George Baillie of Jerviswood and Mellerstain, and his wife Grisell, 5th daughter of Sir Patrick Hume, 1st (1697) Earl of Marchmont
Production
Person
Nelme, Anthony, c.1680 - 1722 (Silversmith)
Date
1698
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of George and Grisell Baillie of Jerviswood and Mellerstain;; probably presented to Eton College in the 1980's
