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One of four services ordered in the 1770's by Captain Robert Preston of the East India Co., who managed 30 ships in the late 18th century and became 6th Baronet in 1800. See D.S. Howard, CAPII, p. 510.
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CIRCA 1780
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A PAIR OF ARMORIAL PLATES
CIRCA 1780
In the center the arms of Preston of Valleyfield House, Scotland, the notched octagonal rims with underglze blue Fitzhugh type borders
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) diam. (2)
CIRCA 1780
In the center the arms of Preston of Valleyfield House, Scotland, the notched octagonal rims with underglze blue Fitzhugh type borders
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) diam. (2)