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On Display: House - Imlay Room
Tray (Snuffer tray)
1815-1830
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Materials
- Tinned sheet iron
- Paint
- Bronze powders
- Gold leaf
Museum Object Number
1958.2089
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2089
Object Name
Tray (Snuffer tray)
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Origin Notes
Further research of creation place is needed. For comparison, see a bread basket attributed to Wolverhampton, UK in Shirley Spaulding DeVoe, The Art of the Tinsmith English and American (Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1981), p. 44, top. [AWagner 10/2011]
Date
1815-1830
Materials
- Tinned sheet iron
- Paint
- Bronze powders
- Gold leaf
Techniques
- Japanned
Dimensions (inches)
0.9 (H) x 4.1 (W) x 10.3 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.3 (H) x 10.5 (W) x 26.1 (L)