Soup dish

Soup dish with the arms of the Lee family. Henry Gough's sister Isabella (1691-1767) married Eldred Lancelot Lee (1650-1734) in 1713. The soup plate has views of the City of London and Canton painted en grisaille on the rim separated by gilded floral panels. In the centre are the arms of Lee of Coton in Shropshire with Astley of Staffordshire, in polychrome enamels and gold - the family motto on a scroll below: 'VIRTUS VERA EST NOBILITAS' (virtue is the true nobility).

Object Details

ID: ZBA5131
Type: Soup dish
Display location: Display - Traders Gallery
Places: London
Date made: Early 18th century; 1713 circa 1733
People: Eldred Lancelot Lee; Lee, Isabella
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 43 mm; Diameter: 227 mm
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