Dish ring

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A dish ring holds a plate or dish in place. This silver example was made around 1770 by Hugh Ross, a silversmith based in Tain in Ross-Shire.

Silver dish ring by Hugh Ross, Tain, c. 1770

Craftsmen in the smaller centres such as Tain tended to concentrate on more workaday items like spoons, forks and rings, probably reflecting the comparative wealth of their clients.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-183-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEQ 1578
• Date: Around 1770
  c. 1770
  
• Material: Silver
  Ring, dish
  
• Dimensions: 43 mm H x 176 mm D
  
• What: Ring, dish
  
• Subject: Gold and silver (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: Hugh Ross, Tain (Silversmith)
  
• Where: Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Tain
  
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• References:
  • Calder, J. 'The Wealth of a Nation'. Edinburgh: NMS, 1989 pp. 73-4 
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