Hester Bateman and Sheffield Plate

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LancelotLink
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Hester Bateman and Sheffield Plate

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Does anyone know if Hester Bateman also made Sheffield plate, or did she only make sterling silver items?
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Re: Hester Bateman and Sheffield Plate

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Hi,
I think this citation answers your question.
Hester Bateman and her sons Jonathan and Peter...They used the latest technology to produce their silverware as cheaply as possible and compete with other companies using Sheffield Plate
Eatwell, Ann (2004). "Hester Bateman". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.
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Re: Hester Bateman and Sheffield Plate

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Thank you so much for the quote. I was hoping that there might be some instances where they may have experimented with Sheffield plate as well. I have a wine ewer in a typical Hester Bateman shape with the script initials HB scratched on the bottom but it is in Old Sheffield Plate and not allmarked silver. I live in hope it may be a Hester Bateman piece.
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