Dumfries Silver Collection
Joseph Walker Hinchsliffe
Fish slice, fiddle pattern
- Period:
- 19th Century
- Description:
Maker’s mark: “HINCH / LIFFE” (impressed)
Assay marks: tree, lion rampant (Glasgow)
Date mark: “D” (1822)
Duty mark: head of George IV
Fish slices first appeared on dinner tables in about 1760. The pierced blade allowed the cooking juices to drain.
- Materials/Media:
- silver
- Dimensions:
- length 310mm, width (blade) 72mm, length (blade) 157mm
- Source:
- Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura
- Accession number:
- DUMFM:1999.23.1
- Digital Number:
- DMSW040a, DMSW040b
- Copyright:
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
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