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On Display: House - Chestertown Room
Salver
Thomas Edwards
1745-1755
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Edwards (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1953.0002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield
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Complete Details
Object Number
1953.0002
Object Name
Salver
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Thomas Edwards (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1745-1755
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Upper surface, edge of reserve
Inscription: "T Edwards" stamped in a rectangle with a textured background
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside, center
Inscription: "B * P / to / S * H" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Wrought
- Molded
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
0.354 (H) x 12.441 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
0.9 (H) x 31.6 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
The salver is too large to weigh with current scale. (L. Clouser, cataloguer, 02/23/2011)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 103, no. 63Book: 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.