Centerpiece with cover and eight accessory dishes
Object type: Centerpiece with cover and dishes
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, London
Artist: Paul de Lamerie
Artist bio: British, 1688–1751, active 1712–51
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: British
Date: 1733–34
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall (centerpiece with cover (a, b)): 8 3/8 × 13 1/4 × 11 5/8 in. (21.3 × 33.7 × 29.5 cm);
Overall (round dishes (c–f)): 1 3/4 × 6 7/8 in. (4.4 × 17.5 cm);
Overall (oval dishes (g, j)): 1 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 6 7/16 in. (3.8 × 22.2 × 16.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Gift of George D. Widener and Mrs. Eleanor Widener Dixon, 1958
Accession year: 1958
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