Name/Title
Tray, ServingEntry/Object ID
2004.011.001Description
Large, rectangular, silver plated tray with two handles. Beaded Border surrounds edge, handles have two decorative baskets on each side consisting of fruit and flowers, tray is monogramed with W.H.A. on back, Crest on front is associated with the Aiken-Rhett house which is a recumbent stag facing left with an arrow piercing its neck laying on a rope with six twists. signature/maker is THIBAULT & BROTHERS stamped on back. Tray sits on four claw feet with botanical motif (gadrooning).Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2004.011.Source or Donor
Dunn, Loti K.Acquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Mrs. Mrs. Loti Rhett Kennedy Dunn in honor and remembrance of her mother, Elizabeth Parker R
In Memory of: my mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Parker Rhett Kennedy, daughter of Edmund RhettMade/Created
Artist
Thibault & BrothersDate made
1813 - 1837Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Tray, ServingNomenclature Sub-Class
Serving VesselsNomenclature Class
Food Service T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsDimensions
Height
2-1/8 inWidth
17-3/4 inLength
24 inDimension Notes
handle to handle-29.625"Location
Location
Room
303Building
Nathaniel Russell HouseCategory
PermanentDate
March 31, 2023Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Condition
Overall Condition
GoodNotes
Pitting and scratches in several areas, discoloration in several areas, firemarks evident on bottom of tray, hammer marks on curve evident in raking light.General Notes
Note
Notes: Mother of Loti Dunn is Elizabeth Parker Rhett Kennedy, the daughter of Edmund Rhett and grand-daughter of Henrietta Aiken Rhett. Tray bears family crest of am impaled, recumbrent stag (Wyatt Family), which descended in the Aiken-Rhett family.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
June 22, 2004Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
March 31, 2023