Dish and Stand, c.1650
Unknown Maker
The dish is formed of a halved coconut, cut lengthways and mounted in silver inside and outside with abroad lip fashioned with four hinged sections of silver of the foot which is also in silver, of circular form with reeded ornament. Around the lip rim is engraved Johannes Davenport.
Coconut
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