(12) Antique Monogrammed Coin Silver Dinner Plates - Approx. 176.52 ozt. 90% silver. Simple ribbed edge with no added decoration. "ELC" is monogrammed on the undersides. "E & LC" for Edward and his wife, Lorania Hoppin Carrington) enclosed within a shield, garter, or floral wreath.

Coin Silver Plates Lineage:

Edward Carrington SR to Edward Carrington II to Edward Carrington III to Margarethe Lyman Carrington to Robert Prescott Hall to John Rodgers.

General Edward Carrington Sr. (who built the historic Carrington House in Providence). (1775–1843) was one of the foremost American merchants in the Old China Trade, serving as the U.S. Consul in Canton (Guangzhou) from 1802 to 1811 and helping establish early American commercial diplomacy in Asia. His firm, Edward Carrington & Co., operated a massive fleet of merchant vessels trading across China, South America, and Europe, bringing immense wealth and exotic decorative arts back to New England. Beyond maritime commerce, Carrington played a central role in state defense and civic order, earning the title "General" while serving as Major General of the Rhode Island Militia during the early 19th century. Through their heavy investments in New England textile mills, banking, and the Blackstone Canal connecting Providence to Worcester, Carrington and his family helped transition Rhode Island from a maritime economy into an industrial powerhouse.

Mid-to-Late 19th-Century Pieces (Edward II & III): "Descended through the prominent Carrington family of Providence, industrialists and patrons whose ancestral home and collections form a cornerstone of the RISD Museum."

Turn-of-the-Century Pieces (Margarethe Dwight): "From the estate of Margarethe Lyman Dwight (1871–1962), Providence philanthropist, suffragist leader, and last resident of the historic Carrington House."

For historical significance the family house has the record for the highest home sale price in Providence history. 

Size:10 x 10 in.

Weight of 6: 89.325 ozt. 

Weight of other 6: 87.195 ozt. 

Approx Weight: 176.52 ozt. 

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