Serving tray

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Serving tray

Entry/Object ID

MP.87.102

Description

Black lacquered tray with scalloped edge and gilt and painted decoration of a fountain and two birds perched on a scrolled device: top, bottom and inside edges follow a cyma curva-cyma reversa outline; swirling gilt device with several branches and garlands hanging from them springs from a lattice-worked reserve with a curling border on either side; brown fountain with water rests on the highest branch; green, red and yellow parrot on branch to the left; and blue, red, green and brown peacock on the right; 2 garlands of tendrils droop to connect with a lattice-worked reserve with gilt curling devices and tendrils falling from it in each upper corner; top edge outlined in gilt.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1834 - 1867 Date made: r. 1834 - 1867

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1-1/4 in

Width

31-1/4 in

Depth

24-5/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 31 1/4 x 24 5/16 in. (3.2 x 79.4 x 61.8 cm)

Material

papier-mache, Paint, Gilt

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of Condition: Chips off center points on sides; large chip/ break on lower right edge; some white marks on back; all-over crazing.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

MP.87.101 - Serving tray - Part of set

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

of a set

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Livingston Bedroom