Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tray
Object Number:
1969.13
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 14 x 10 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 35.6 x 27.3 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: engraved and chased at obverse with centered script: "G" surrounded by cartouche of c-scrolls, foliage, and shells, framed with flower tendrils, strawberry tendrils, leaves, and strap work. Entire engraved surface is outlined with chased eng
Description:
Wrought and cast silver tray; flat, rectangular dish with stepped sides and an applied, cast grapevine band around the rim; four cast shell and foliate scroll feet applied to the base; flowers and ferns engraved all over the dish; bright-cut "G" engraved in a scrolled cartouche the center of the dish; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary MacKaye Greenwood
Provenance:
Trays belonged to Greenwood family
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
