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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 example
InscribedOwners' initials (D over E G) engraved on underside.
MarkingsUnder 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)