2017.47.15
Charles II Provincial Dish
Artist
Artist Unidentified (British)
Title
Charles II Provincial Dish
Creation Date
ca. 1683
Century
late 17th century
Dimensions
12 in. (30.48 cm)
Object Type
silver
Creation Place
Europe, United Kingdom
Medium and Support
silver
Credit Line
Gift of Walter '57 and Katherine Gans
Copyright
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Accession Number
2017.47.15
According to the inscription around the rim, this plate was given to the Shrewsbury church, probably St. Mary’s, in 1683 by Margaret Eyton who lived in the nearby hamlet of Acton Reynold. Silver from this provincial region, northwest of London, is rare, and the unusual dedication adds to this plate’s significance.
Object Description
Per 12/5/2017 Appraisal: Circular with molded rim, engraved with the coat of arms of Eyton of Knowlton, co. Flint, and the inscription "The Gift of Mrs Margaret Eyton to Shawbury Church 1683. Now living with ye Lady Corbett att acton Reynould". The marks consisting of a leopard's mask (believed to be the town mark), a bird, and another indeterminate design.
Shawbury Church and Acton Reynold are all within a few miles of Shrewesbury, and the arms of the town include a lepard mask. Only three or four objects are known with this mark, making objects crafted in Shrewesbury of exceptional rarity. Ths is the most important object from Shrewesbury known.
Mrs. Margaret Eyton was the daughter of Thomas Eyton of Knowlton in co. Flint, but it is not known why she was living with Lady Corbet. Lady Corbet was the widow of Sir Vincent Corbet, Baronet of Moreton Corbet and Acton Reynold, co. Shropshire. He was born about 1642 and succeeded to the Baronetcy on the death of his father in 1656. He married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of Francis Thornes of Shelvock, co. Shropshire. Sir Vincent was the Member of Parliament for Shropshire from 1678 until his death of smallpox in 1680. His widow, Lady Corbet, lived on at Acton Reynold and died in 1702.
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