A BLUE AND WHITE ARMORIAL OVAL PLATTER
A BLUE AND WHITE ARMORIAL OVAL PLATTER

CIRCA 1780

Details
A BLUE AND WHITE ARMORIAL OVAL PLATTER
Circa 1780
With the arms probably of Schank beneath the motto SPES INFLEXIBILIS within blue Fitzhugh
16.1/8in. (41cm.) wide

Lot Essay

Tudor-Craig illustrates a service with the Schank arms and usual motto SPERO; John Schank, born 1740, distinguished himself as commander of the Inflexible on Lake Champlain during the American Revolutionary War. See D.S. Howard, op. cit., p. 858.