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Waiter
Salver
Waiter
Marked by: Paul de Lamerie (Dutch (active in England) 1688–1751)
English (London)
1734–35
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
2.2 x 14.6 x 14.5 cm (7/8 x 5 3/4 x 5 11/16 in.)
Weight: 343 gm (11 oz)
Weight: 343 gm (11 oz)
Credit Line
Bequest of S. Sydney DeYoung
Accession Number1988.282
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe square waiter rests on four scrolled feet and has a molded, flared rim with shaped corners. The body and rim are engraved with strapwork, scrolls and flowers. The waiter is formed sheet with an applied, cast rim and cast feet.
Marks
On underside, leopard's head crowned; date letter T; maker's mark PL (Grimwade 2203); lion passant.
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved in center, the arms of Sir Theodore Janssen (b. ca. 1658 -d. 1748), and his wife, WIlliamsa, daughter of Sir Robert Henley, of the Grange, Hampshire. Engraved in four corners, the crest of Janssen.
ProvenanceSimon Sydney DeYoung (b. 1896 - d. 1986), Brookline, MA; Bequest of S. Sydney DeYoung to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 27, 1988)