Metals
Unknown
Europe or Central America
1700-1832
Silver
Wrought
2023.0013
Object Number2023.0013 |
Stand (Tazza or salver)
Metals
Gift of Dwight and Lorri Lanmon
Unknown
This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.
Europe or Central America
Probably Mexico or Spanish Central/South America. Possibly California territory.
1700-1832
1. Inscription; Surface, long edge; “MIGELPERESMEOFrECIO,” engraved in capital letters without spacing
2. Inscription; Surface, long edge, below inscription; "MIGE" lightly scratched
Religion associated
Silver
Wrought
1.625 (H) , 9.375 (L) , 6.75 (W)
4.128 (H) , 23.813 (L) , 17.145 (W)
Needs weight. This stand was analyzed by Catherine Matsen in the SRAL on August 17, 2023 and found to have trace amounts of gold and lead with a consistently high concentration of silver in 10 test sites. The upper surface tested between 93.1 - 93.6%; the surface edge was 93.3 - 95.1%; and the underside of the stand's edge was 96.1 - 96.2% silver. The head of the instrument and the foot were not close enough in geometry to be in direct contact, but the reading was 96.3% silver. Copper had the highest weight on the surface (6.69%) and the lowest on the underside of the rim (3.73%) and the foot, although contact was not direct (3.53%).
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