Paten, 1706 [Si147]
London, 1706; maker’s mark worn, but probably MA (William Matthew I)
Silver: H. 5 cm, D. 16.8 cm, 200 g
Inscribed in the centre of the plate: IHS; underneath: S. Michaels. Winchester 1706.
Part of the old communion plate of St Michael-in-the-Soke (with Si145 and Si146). The design is very similar to Si145 and this piece may be by the same maker.
Literature: Philip Braithwaite, The Church Plate of Hampshire (London, 1909), p. 353.
Provenance: St Michael’s, Winchester, 1706; acquired by the College as part of the contents of St Michael’s Church, 1972.
Location: Treasury, Gallery 1.
