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Salver

(English, first mark 1756)
1763–64
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver gilt
DimensionsH. 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); Diameter 72.7 cm (28 5/8 in.);
Weight: 8, 355 gm (268 oz 12 dwt)
Credit LineEuropean Decorative Arts Acquisitions Fund
Accession number1989.311a
On View
On view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsARMORIALS: Engraved in the center, the arms of Portman impaling Wyndham for Henry William Portman co. Somerset,(1738-1796), and his wife, Anne, daughter of William Wyndham co. Wiltshire. INSCRIPTIONS: engraved on back, 268=16.
ProvenanceBefore 1958, Thomas Lumley Ltd., London (dealer); June 27, 1958, purchased from Lumley by Paul Wallraf (1898-1981); around 1983, purchased by Rainer Zietz, London (dealer); purchased from Spink & Son, Ltd., London, European Decorative Arts Acquisitions Fund. (Accession Date: November 29, 1989)
Group shot: 65.2292a-b-65.2296a-b
William Pitts
Stands: 1793–95. Liners: about 1800.
William Pitts
Stands: 1793–95. Liners: about 1800.
Group shot: 65.2292a-b-65.2296a-b
William Pitts
Stands: 1793–95. Liners: about 1800.
Group shot: 65.2292a-b-65.2296a-b
William Pitts
Stands: 1793–95. Liners: about 1800.
Group shot: 65.2292a-b-65.2296a-b
William Pitts
Stands: 1793–95. Liners: about 1800.
Salver
Thomas Farren
about 1730
Salt Cellar
Thomas Prichard
1701–02
Group shot: 2001.120.1-2
Thomas Farren
1728–29
Group shot: 2001.120.1-2
Thomas Farren
1728–29
Salt Cellar
Thomas Prichard
1701–02
Salt Cellar
Thomas Prichard
1701–02
Salt Cellar
Thomas Prichard
1701–02