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The cradle shape held the circular cheese upright as it rested on its side. Commonly made in wood, cheese plates in silver are very rare. Only four similar plates are known.<br><br><b>People</b><br>This cheese plate was ordered by Brownlow Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter (1725-1793), from the London goldsmiths Parker and Wakelin.  Edward Wakelin  (active from 1730, died 1784), who supplied the cheese plate, had supervised the workshop of the goldsmith George Wickes in Panton Street, London, since the 1740s. When Wickes and his partner retired, he continued the business in partnership with John Parker (active about 1730-1765). The plate may have been made in the firm's own workshop or  by an outworker under Wakelin's direction. The cheese plate cost the Earl £37 7s 6d; the engraving of his coat of arms, crests and coronets was an extra 15 shillings.","physicalDescription":"","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Wakelin, Edward","id":"A8960"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Pierced and engraved silver","categories":[{"text":"Metalwork","id":"THES48920"},{"text":"Food vessels & Tableware","id":"THES48952"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MET","id":"THES48599"},"images":["2006AM3537","2019LX5587","2019LX5586"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"118A (VA)","id":"THES49236"},"free":"","case":"CA5","shelf":"","box":"40"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Cheese dish","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1760-1761","earliest":"1760-01-01","latest":"1761-12-31"},"association":{"text":"hallmarked","id":"x32454"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"15.2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"35.6","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: Registered Description; 31/05/2000 by RK","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Engraved with the arms and crest of Cecil, 9th Earl of Exeter","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":"A8877"},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"Made in London by Edward Wakelin (active from 1730, died 1784)","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Silver cheese stand","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nWhen the Swedish botanist Per Kalm visited England in 1748 he noted: 'cheese nearly always concludes the meal. 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