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Salver

ca. 1760

American, 1711-1784

The large, footed salver, pictured on the previous page, features alternating shell and scroll border of the rococo period. The son of a silversmith (Francis), Joseph Sr. and his two sons carried on the shop from the late baroque period in the colonies, through the rococo, and end-of-the-century neoclassical designs.

Silver

Diam.: 13 in. (33 cm)

Gift of Ruth J. Nutt

2014.24.37

Provenance: Ann Gillooly, Jackson/Gillooly, June 7, 1988

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "An American Sampler" May 18, 2002 - July 4, 2005

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