Salver

Museum Object Number 1953.0002

Object Name

Salver

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield

Creator (Role)

Thomas Edwards (Maker)

Date of Birth

January 14, 1701

Date of Death

1755

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1745-1755

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Upper surface, edge of reserve; "T Edwards" stamped in a rectangle with a textured background
2. Inscription; Underside, center; "B * P / to / S * H" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Molded, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

0.354 (H) , 12.441 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

0.9 (H) , 31.6 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

The salver is too large to weigh with current scale. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 02/23/2011)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 103, no. 63
[Book] Kane, Patricia E. 1998 Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers. 1241.
• Mark: p. 454; listed p. 463.
[Book] Buhler, Kathryn C. 1974 American Silver in the Museum of Fine Arts, 1655-1825. vol. 1.
• Similar form: p. 223, fig 184.