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Barnstaple Dissenters' Silver

John Elston of Exeter, Edmund Richards of Exeter, 1705–1708

Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon, Barnstaple

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.

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Title of artwork, date

Barnstaple Dissenters' Silver, 1705–1708

Date supported

2001

Medium and material

Silver

Dimensions

A) 14.5 cm high, b) 32 cm diameter, c) 23 cm diameter

Grant

3563

Total cost

9500

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