Chamberlain & Co Worcester Armorial Plate, 1840
A Chamberlain & Co Worcester armorial plate, circa 1840, a lobed edge plate with gold and ultramarine bands, finely tooled gilt and floral borders, decorated with the arms of the Barony of Ward of Birmingham and bearing the French motto, 'Comme Je Fus' '(as I Was); impressed marks underside and script mark in red, diameter 10.63 in.
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- Armorial / Armourial - Bearing a coat of arms. Coats of arms came into general use by feudal lords and knights in in the 12th century, and by the 13th century, arms had spread beyond their initial battlefield use to become a flag or emblem for families in the higher social classes of Europe. They were inherited from one generation to the next. When a family crest is used on individual items of silver or furniture it is an indicator of the aristocratic standing of the family represented.
Armorials were also used to decorate mass produced ceramic souvenir ware by such companies as Goss, Carlton & Shelley, and in these cases the coats of arms displayed were of boroughs and cities. - Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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