ECS-S.18:3-2014
Parts
Object number
ECS-S.18:3-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Octagonal Trencher Salt
Description
Silver octagonal salts, with oblong bodies and dished interior
Comments
This is one of a set of six salts.
Other number
18C
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 25mm
length (actual size): 72mm
width (actual size): 60mm
length (actual size): 72mm
width (actual size): 60mm
Inscription
Engraved with a lily
Inscription description
Leopard's head crowned
Lion passant
Date mark: 1728-1729
Maker's mark: John Bignell
Scratch weight: 3 oz. 15 dwts 12 grs.
Lion passant
Date mark: 1728-1729
Maker's mark: John Bignell
Scratch weight: 3 oz. 15 dwts 12 grs.
Material
silver
Physical description
Octagonal and plain with oval depression for salt, slightly flaring base.
Engraved with a lily.
Engraved with a lily.
Production
Person
Bignell, John (Silversmith)
Date
1728-1729
History and association
References
• Jones, E. Alfred, The Plate of Eton College, The London Saint Catherine Press, 1938 (p.17 pl. XIV)
