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Pewter octagonal dish owned by David Garrick

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An image of Octagonal Dish. Chamberlain, Thomas, London (possibly). Octagonal with an oval depression in the middle. The rim is engraved with the arms of David Garrick. This dish was part of a service which belonged to David Garrick (1717-1779) the celebrated actor, and from 1747, manager of Drury Lane Theatre. Pewter, engraved, circa 1750-1775. English.

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Octagonal Dish. Chamberlain, Thomas, London (possibly). Octagonal with an oval depression in the middle. The rim is engraved with the arms of David Garrick. This dish was part of a service which belonged to David Garrick (1717-1779) the celebrated actor, and from 1747, manager of Drury Lane Theatre. Pewter, engraved, circa 1750-1775. English.

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  • Accession Number: NAV.13.2-1933
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/27.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
  • Image height: 792 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 179.98kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 27/1

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