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MARK OF ROBERT SHARP, LONDON, 1797,
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THEATRICAL INTEREST:- A GEORGE III SILVER VEGETABLE DISH & COVER,
MARK OF ROBERT SHARP, LONDON, 1797,
Circular with reeded borders & reeded ring handle to the domed cover, engraved with a crest & initial "S" in a beaded circle, leaf decoration to the side handles, base inscribed "Four of these carosols (sic) and covers are the produce of a present made at Edinburgh Anno Dom.i 1788 with the following inscription. To Mrs. Siddons as an acknowledgement of respect for eminent virtues and of gratitude for pleasure received from unrivall'd talents", 7 5/8 in. diameter (19.5 cm.), 33 oz.
MARK OF ROBERT SHARP, LONDON, 1797,
Circular with reeded borders & reeded ring handle to the domed cover, engraved with a crest & initial "S" in a beaded circle, leaf decoration to the side handles, base inscribed "Four of these carosols (sic) and covers are the produce of a present made at Edinburgh Anno Dom.i 1788 with the following inscription. To Mrs. Siddons as an acknowledgement of respect for eminent virtues and of gratitude for pleasure received from unrivall'd talents", 7 5/8 in. diameter (19.5 cm.), 33 oz.
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Sarah Siddons (1755-1831), was the most celebrated actress of the 18th Century English stage. Initially employed by David Garrick at Drury Lane, 1775/6, she made an inauspicious debut as Portia in Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", but following provincial appearances, she came to fame as Isabella in Southern's "Fatal Marriage in 1782. She was considered the finest Lady Macbeth of her era, a part she rendered for her farewell performance of 1812. Born Sarah Kemble, daughter of a manager of a small travelling theatre company, in Brecon, South Wales, she married fellow actor William Siddons in 1773. Painted by Gainsborough & Reynolds, the latter depicting her as The Tragic Muse, she continued to give public readings until her death in 1831.