Snuffer tray

Date1749-1750

Marked by Simon Jouet

MediumSilver (Sterling)

DimensionsH to rim: 7/8"; H to handle: 2 1/8" ; OL: 8"; OW: 4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1955-163

DescriptionSilver snuffer tray: shallow, waisted tray, the molded edge shaped in rococo curves and set with three shells or petaled flowers at each end; C-scroll handle in centerLabel TextThis snuffer tray is engraved with the arms of the Lightfoot family of Virginia. A pair of candlesticks of 1748-1749 by William Gould of London (CWF accession 1955-162, 1-2), bears similar engraving. All are believed to have been originally owned by William Lightfoot (1722-before 1764) of Teddington, Charles City County, and Yorktown, and to have descended in the Lightfoot, Minge, and Bolling families. Acquired with them were snuffers of about 1785 by William and George Richardson of Richmond, Virginia (accession 1955-164).Inscription(s)Engraved in the center with a variant of the coat of arms used by the Lightfoot family of VirginiaMark(s)Marked in relief on bottom: 1) date letter "o" for 1749-1750; 2) lion passant; 3) leopard's head crowned; and 4) script "SJ" in conforming outline [Grimwade 1990; # 2557]ProvenanceVendor: Miss Elise H. Bolling, Richmond, Virginia