Tray
Date1760-1780
OriginWales, Pontypool area
MediumSheet iron; tin; paint ("Pontypool" or "Japanned tinned sheet iron")
DimensionsOL: 16"; OW: 12 3/4"; H (rim): 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1978-27
DescriptionOval tray with upturned, flared rim; rim pierced and irregularly scalloped to form complex guilloche pattern; continuous except for one break where pattern meets itself. Tray covered by dark ground (probably repainted) with painted decoration: in the center a peach with strawberries accompanying foliage, all in natural colors, surrounded by sprays of wildflowers. There is only faint evidence of any borders (form undetermined).ProvenanceVendor: Good & Hutchinson, Tolland, MA
1760-1780
1755-1770
1800-1815
1780-1800
ca. 1755-1770
1760-1775
1770-1780