Dish Cross
Date1762-1763
Maker
Samuel Herbert & Co.
OriginEngland, London
MediumSilver
DimensionsHeight: 1 5/8”; Width: 11 7/8”; Length: 11 7/8”
Credit LineGift of Kay Justice Ridinger in memory and honor of Charles W. Ridinger III
Object number2021-91
DescriptionSilver dish cross based on a circular spirit lamp (cover missing) set with a swivel ring from which radiate four square arms capped by applied 6-pointed stars. Each arm has an openwork sliding socket topped by a shell-shaped dish rest and a petaled foot, each supported by a C-scroll.Inscription(s)Engraved with a later crest of arm embowed with a double-bladed pick and the Latin motto “VIX • EA • NOSTRA VOCO”.Mark(s)London sterling hallmarks for 1762-1763, plus the maker's mark of Samuel Herbert & Co. (Grimwade-2542).
1800-1815
ca. 1740