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The Charles Mercer Ewer - A Royal Christening Gift.
Charles II.
London, 1667.
Maker’s mark ‘HW’, an escallop below, for Henry Welch.
The arms are those of Mercer impaling Stewart for Sir James Mercer of Aldie, a burgess of Perth, who married in 1648 Jean, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Stewart of Grantully.
Literature:
Jewel Office records of warrants to the Master of the Jewel Office, Public Record Office, LC5/107, p. 119. (dish).
Provenance:
Sir James Mercer of Aldie (d. 1671) and thence by descent.
Dimensions
Height: 23 cmWeight
Weight: 914 g, 29 oz 5 dwtThe BADA Standard
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