Lieutenant Colonel Richard Gubbins (1781 - 1836) Old Sheffield Plate Armorial Meat Dish, circa 1810 - 1831.
During the Peninsular War he fought at the Siege of St. Sebastian, the Battles of the Pyrenees, Nive and Bayonne. During the War of 1812 he fought at the Battles of New Orleans, Bladensburg, Baltimore and the Capture & Burning of Washington D.C. He joined the army in 1799 as an Ensign in the Second Royal Regiment of Tower Hamlets Militia, 1803 in the 37th Regiment of Foot as a Lieutenant, 1804 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot, 1813 Captain in 85th (Bucks Volunteers) Regiment of Foot, 1814 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel and 1815 Major in 21st Foot in 1815.
A professional heraldry report accompanies this item explaining the armorial bearings of Gubbins and Shard.
Approximate weight is 1.126 kilos.
Approximate dimensions are 39 cm length and 30.7 cm width.
Features two rubbed in silver squares, rolled over silver edges and a gadrooned border.
In good condition with knife mark scratches and surface wear to both sides, commensurate with age and use as a meat carving dish.
