Plate with the coat of arms of Engel de Ruyter

William Hunton, Nicholas Hunton, c. 1661 - c. 1683

Michiel de Ruyter ate from this plate when he was at sea, so it was claimed in the 19th century. That the famous admiral would use such a plain tin plate only added to his heroic stature. It is unlikely, however, that the plate was really his; the engraved family coat of arms does not belong to him, but rather to his son Engel.