Barnstaple Dissenters' Silver

John Elston of Exeter (active circa 1691 - 1730)

Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon

1705-1708

Includes a) 2 porringers, b) a dish and c) 2 plates. The Reverend Jonathan Hanmer refused to accept the Act of Uniformity after the restoration of Charles II in 1662 but continued to preach in private houses and helped to establish the Dissenters in 1672.

• Artists Include:
• Edmund Richards of Exeter

• Medium: silver
• Dimensions: a) 14.5cm high, b) 32cm diameter, c) 23cm diameter
• Art Fund Grant: £3563 ( Total: £9,500)
• ArtFunded in: 2001
• Vendor: Trustees of the United Reformed Church

Provenance

Given to Castle Meeting, Barnstaple by Mary Gammon, 1707; merged with Cross Street Meeting; merged to form United Reformed Church.

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