Tray
VesselsBritish18th century

Tray

1730-1731

Artists

John WhiteArtist

Description

Rectangular with molded applied rim and incurved corners, raised on four scroll feet with shaped oblong pad terminals, the center engraved with an elaborate cartouche of foliate scrolls headed by a mask and shell with an architectural bracket below flanked by two seated lions and with an eagle with wings outstretched below, enclosing a later coat of arms.

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Silver
Culture
British
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

5.1 x 58.4 x 40.6 cm (2 x 23 x 16 in.) 3810 g

Provenance

Archibald Alexander Hutchinson, New York; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1949.

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