CC0 · no rights reserved

Salver

Pell, Alfred Duane · 1694 - 1695 · silver (overall material)

From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Flat circular tray with chased gadrooning at rim on a domed and gadrooned pedestal foot. Top of tray struck with four hallmarks: raised roman letters "ID" with upright dagger or sword between in five-pointed shield, crowned and grinning leopard's head in round surround, lion passant in rounded rectangle, and raised gothic or Old English lowercase "r" in five-pointed shield. Tray underside is engraved "I \ P / M" in shaded roman letters.

National Museum of American History’s own description

Subjects

Salvers

Credit lineSalver. 1694 - 1695. Pell, Alfred Duane. National Museum of American History. CC0.

Open in Explore View at source

Similar works

Silver presentation plate, round, edged with a heavy cable border. On the field a lozenge-shaped coat of arms between two crossed plumes. Short, round foot.