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Salver or Stand for a Kettle
Marked by: Paul de Lamerie (Dutch (active in England) 1688–1751)
English (London)
1742–43
Medium/Technique
Silver (sterling standard)
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 28 cm (1 9/16 x 11 in.)
Weight: 35 oz 16 dwt (1114g)
Weight: 35 oz 16 dwt (1114g)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.100
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
Description
Marks
Struck under base with hallmarks (leopard's head, lion passant, date letter for 1742-3) and with maker's mark of Paul de Lamerie. The reverse with Brooklyn Museum painted loan number L60.2.8
InscriptionsEngraved coat of arms are those of Franks impaling those of Evans, as borne by David Franks (1720-1794) of Philadelphia, who married Margaret Evans in 1744.
ProvenanceDavid Franks (b. 1720 - d. 1794), Philadelphia. By 1957, Mrs. John E. Rovensky (formerly Mrs. Morton F. Plant); January 19, 1957, sold by Mrs. John E. Rovensky at Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, lot 910. Before 1967, Donald S. Morrison (b. 1893 - d. 1979), Short Hills, New Jersey; December 13, 1984, Donald S. Morrison sale, Sotheby's, New York, lot 142, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)