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Rosewater or other sweet-scented water was most commonly used for this purpose. It was probably made with a ewer.<br><br>In the reign of Edward VI (1547-1553), and amid the continuing  Protestant reforms of the church, legislation ordered every parish to collect money for social welfare purposes rather than for images and candles. In 1625 a parishioner gave the dish to his parish church of St Peter le Poer, Muswell Hill, London. The central boss, which probably once held the coat of arms of the original owner, has been replaced by a disc recording the gift to the church. 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Many of the stones survived because they were used as building blocks for later work.The dish was originally made as a basin to hold rose water at a banquet. It was given in 1625 to a London church for the collection of money as alms for the poor. Legislation of Edward VI (ruled 1547-1553) had commanded that money previously spent on images and candles was to be collected as alms. Thereafter alms dishes became part of the furnishings of a well-equipped church or chapel.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["LOAN:MUSWELL HILL.1"],"accessionNumberNum":"1","accessionNumberPrefix":"LOAN:MUSWELL HILL","accessionYear":null,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LN2054","2019LP4883","2019LP1108","2019LV6590"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-11-03","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}