Pair of Salvers
Date1737
Maker
Robert Abercromby
OriginEngland, London
MediumSilver
DimensionsDiameter: 6 5/16"; Height: 1 1/16"
Credit LineBequest of Joseph H. and June S. Hennage
Object number2020-289,1&2
DescriptionPair of silver salvers of undulating circular form, each with an applied rim composed of six shaped sections set above shaped sides which slope into a flat center. The components of the rim are cast, as are its three hoof feet. The bottoms are engraved with armorials at the center.Mark(s)London Sterling hallmarks for 1737 and the maker's mark of a coronet above "R•A" in relief within a tombstone-shaped cartouche (Grimwade 2254)..ProvenancePurchased from Eric Shrubsole, Ltd. (New York), November 15, 1972.
