Salver
Artist
Paul de Lamerie
(English, 1688 - 1751)
Date1748
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 inches (34.29 cm)
Credit LineThe Folgers Coffee Silver Collection, Gift of The Procter & Gamble Company; Collected by Joseph S. Atha
Object numberF99-21/102
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DescriptionCircular silver plate; rim is cast with a repeating design of flower heads, foliage and shell motifs. Engraved with armorials (Weddell impaling Tomlinson) within a border of flower heads, scrolls, leafage, and scale patterns. Sits on three feet chased with grapes and vine leaves.Gallery LabelPaul de Lamerie is credited as the first London silversmith to employ the newly fashionable French style of Rococo in his work. This salver's richly cast border with its dramatic rim features the stylized shells and swirling scroll forms associated with this decorative style. The word salver originates from the Spanish verb "salvar," meaning to taste food, relating to the salver's function as a server. The British mainly used them to serve beverages.
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