Object Detail
Description
salver, circular on three feet and with reeded rim. A simple plain circular salver that has been engraved with a crest and has Indian script on reverse. Engraved central crest within a key pattern border. The shield blazoned with a lion rampant to dexter; upper left hand quarter with initials "M.M" above a shaded bar; lower left hand quarter with single initial "M the whole surmounted with a lion's head erased and with the motto "NEC tEMIRE. NEC tIMIDE" (Neither rashly nor timidly) beneath.
Maker and role
silversmith: Hester Bateman (English, b.1709, d.1794)
Production place
London, England
Production date
1787-1788
Media description
Sterling silver
Measurements
40 x dia 235 mm
Inscriptions
Hallmarked beneath base, London, 1787-1788.
Engraved central crest within a key pattern border. The shield blazoned with a lion rampant to dexter; upper left hand quarter with initials "M.M" above a shaded bar; lower left hand quarter with single initial "M the whole surmounted with a lion's head erased and with the motto "NEC TEMIRE. NEC TIMIDE" (Neither rashly nor timidly) beneath.
Engraved central crest within a key pattern border. The shield blazoned with a lion rampant to dexter; upper left hand quarter with initials "M.M" above a shaded bar; lower left hand quarter with single initial "M the whole surmounted with a lion's head erased and with the motto "NEC TEMIRE. NEC TIMIDE" (Neither rashly nor timidly) beneath.
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0816
TJC reference number
1028
