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Salver

Date1776-1777

Maker Robert Makepeace

Maker Robert Carter

OriginEngland, London

MediumSilver (Sterling)

DimensionsH(rim): 1 1/4"; L: 9"; W: 7"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1954-517

DescriptionOval salver: applied beaded border at rim on short concave sides with high-chased husk band and applied inner beaded border; plain flat base of oval plan supported on four short cast legs terminating in ball-and-claw feet.
Label TextAn oval teapot stand of 1786/87 by William Plummer of London of similar design--beaded edge but without the chased husk decoration and the applied inner beaded border--is engraved with the Carter family arms and is part of the Carter family silver at Shirley, Charles City County, Virginia.

InscribedNone
MarkingsMaker's mark "RM/RC" in block letters within a square for Robert Makepeace and Robert Carter, leopard's head crowned, lion passant, and date letter on underside of body.
ProvenanceVendor: Garrard & Co. Ltd., London (purchased from C. J. Vander Ltd., London, 1954)