an embossed brass bowl from old calabar the dish is a fine

the dish is a fine example of this punched or chased metalwork decoration

cast  with a frieze of passementerie  in relief around the uppermost edge and the base

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the repair gives the jug an even more charming appeal

an embossed brass bowl from old calabar the dish is a finea detailed embossed brass bowl or dish from old calabar. 26cm wide x 45mm high. the bowl is decorated with a central cross pattern with radiating foliage and flowers. possibly originally made as a small alter piece for one of the many missionaries who visited and worked at the calabar mission after its establishment in 1846 by the Scottish prebeterian minister hope m. wadell. large plain brass charger dishes and platters known as neptunes (a brass or