A circular maritime service dish produced for the Cunard Line. The vessel features a shallow, rounded well and a broad rim decorated with a reeded and gadrooned border. The central interior of the base is impressed with a crest depicting a lion rampant holding a globe between its paws, situated above the word CUNARD. The underside of the dish bears several further stamped marks, including the manufacturer’s mark for ELKINGTON PLATE? above the word ENGLAND, which is oriented vertically. To the left is the stamped reference number 35942. A series of four individual cartouches contains the characters E, P, N, S, and a single U is impressed within a shield-shaped border.
Diameter: 13.5 cm.
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