Round serving dish

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Artist | Manufacturer:: Unknown maker

Title:: Round serving dish

Date:: Creation: 19th century

Inventory Number:: 1940-Mét/074

Collection:: Arts and Crafts

Domain:: Arts and Crafts

Designation:: Dish

Iconography:: Société et vie sociale

Material | Technique:: Tin

Measurements:: H x L x P: 3.5 x 45.5 x 45.5 cm

Inscription(s):: Signature (Poinçon mal lisible à couronne à la lettre D ?); Mark (Poinçon en forme de losange à bord de perles entre les lettres majuscules _ S I H et L V E E L _ S)

Description:: The ‘Hämmelsmarsch’ in front of a gate in Luxembourg City? Shepherd with sheep followed by three gentlemen, each carrying a round dish. Then, numerous musicians. Line of pearls, rope and band of foliage around the central motif. On the wing, floral decoration. At the top, the arms of Luxembourg. Line of pearls at the marli. At the edge, line of pearls and band of foliage. Carried until 1916/1918 in the ‘Hämmelsmarsch’ procession. Old dish reworked. On the wing, traces of a diamond-shaped hallmark with a beaded border between the capital letters _ S I H and L V E E L _ S . Each letter in a small escutcheon < another hallmark, difficult to read, with a crown above the letter b?

Geographical Reference:: Place of use: Luxembourg

Location:: Depot

Copyright:: Work: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Image(s): CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | Collection of the Musée national d'archéologie, d'histoire et d'art Luxembourg (MNAHA)
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)

Photographer:: Tom Lucas

Metadata last updated on:: 02.02.2026

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