Salver
Bartholomew Le Roux
(American, born in the Netherlands, 1663 – 1713)
Bartholomew Le Roux II
(American, 1717–1763)
about 1710
Object PlaceNew York, New York
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsOverall: 4.4 × 14 cm (1 3/4 × 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Peter Van Cowenhoven Luquer in honor of The Luquer Family
Accession number2021.250
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Inscriptions"INVIDIAN FORTUNA DONAT" motto incorporated into engraved coat of arms in top surface (Fortune begets envy.)
"IL" engraved in script under trayProvenanceAbout 1710, commissioned by Jan Lequier (b. 1635 – d. 1713) or his son, Abraham Lequier (d. 1764), Brooklyn, NY; by descent from Abraham Lequier to his son, Jan Lequier (b. 1700 – d. 1796), Brooklyn; to his son, Abraham Luquer (b. 1739 –d. 1823), Brooklyn; to his son, Nicholas Luquer (b. 1774 –d. 1819) or directly to his grandson, Nicholas Luquer (b. 1811 – d. 1864), Brooklyn; to his son, Rev. Lea Luquer (b. 1883 – d. 1919), Bedford, NY; to his son, Lea McIlvaine Luquer (b. 1864 – d. 1930), New York and Mount Kisco, NY; to his son, Lea Shippen Luquer (b. 1897 – d. 1981), Brookline, MA [see note]; 1981, to his son, Peter C. Luquer, Hartland Four Corners, VT; 2021, gift of Peter C. Luquer to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 2021)
NOTE: First lent by Lea Shippen Luquer to the MFA in 1956.
