Spoon tray
Date1734-1735
Artist/Maker
John Tuite
OriginEngland, London
MediumSilver (Sterling)
DimensionsL: 6 3/8"; W: 3 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-561
DescriptionSpoon tray: waisted flat oblong tray with shaped edges and applied modified "Chippendale" rim. DEG engraved on base.Label TextSmall oval and oblong trays in silver for holding teaspoons, dating mainly from the first half of the eighteenth century, form part of the considerable equipage used in serving tea. The covers of sugar bowls fitted with reel tops were perhaps also inverted for this purpose (see accessions 1954-566 and 1965-97). John Tuite, a specialist salver-maker, fashioned this modest exampleInscription(s)Owners' initials (D over E G) engraved on underside.Mark(s)Under base: leopard's head crowned, date letter "T" for 1734-1735; lion passant; ewer with script IT in oblong.ProvenanceGarrard & Co. Ltd., London (purchased from C. J. Vander Ltd., London, 1954)
