Tray

Description:

Large, repousse chased oval tray with oval profile portraits of Queen Marie-Antoinette and King Louis XVI of France suspended from laurel swags connected to ram's heads and fasces in the well, their coats-of-arms joined by an imperial crown above at center of the wide, everted, plain-edged rim; four panels of floral bouquets and a trophy of crossed quivers and bow complete the rim decoration. No foot ring. Obverse right edge of rim struck with a horizontal diamond or lozenge containing the raised serif letters "ED" flanking a perched bird with imperial crown, and the profile head of Minerva, facing right, with small "1" at top right in clipped-corner square.

Date Made: after 1838

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France: Île-de-France, Paris

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Credit Line: Gift of Daughters of Mrs. Alice Pike Barney

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.007046Catalog Number: 7046Accession Number: 162081

Object Name: tray

Physical Description: silver (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1 in x 20 1/4 in x 17 1/4 in; 2.54 cm x 51.435 cm x 43.815 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-14ef-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_300813

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