Object Number 2023.0013

Object Name

Stand (Tazza or salver)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Dwight and Lorri Lanmon

Creator (Role)

Unknown
This record is to be used when the maker of an object is unknown.

Place of Origin

Europe or Central America

Origin Notes

Probably Mexico or Spanish Central/South America. Possibly California territory.

Date

1700-1832

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Surface, long edge; “MIGELPERESMEOFrECIO,” engraved in capital letters without spacing
2. Inscription; Surface, long edge, below inscription; "MIGE" lightly scratched

Subjects

Religion associated

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought

Dimensions (inches)

1.625 (H) , 9.375 (L) , 6.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4.128 (H) , 23.813 (L) , 17.145 (W)

Measurement Notes

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%).

Object Description

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