Tray, Presentation

Object Name:

Tray, Presentation

Object ID:

2000.016

Creator:

Woolley, James T. -- Silversmith

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1920

Description:

Presentation Tray. Silver. Round tray with scalloped edges and slightly convex brim with rolled-over edge. Engraved on front of tray in script, "Presented by / The Atlantic Corporation / to / Mrs. H.E. Frick / Sponsor S.S. Pagasset Launched October 9. 1920 / Portsmouth. N.H." Flat bottom. Maker's mark on bottom in sans-serif letters, "JW / STERLING / WOOLLEY".

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

H-0.75 Dia-12.375 inches

Provenance:

Tray presented to donor's mother, Katharine M. (Mrs. Henry E.) Frick (b.c.1880, Mass.) on the occasion of the launching of the S.S. Pagasset. Donor writes about the tray, "it has been in our safe ever since I can remember, and rather than lose track of it I wondered if you would like it to accompany the items I sent before (1987.061).... I always feel better when these items find a home."

The S.S. Pagasset was launched in October 1920 at the Portsmouth yard of the Atlantic Corporation. The ship was renamed the Colabee in 1937. In 1942 the Colabee was hit by a torpedo from a U-Boat, about 10 miles from Cuba. Two men died, and 29 abandoned ship. Of the 29, only 10 survived, the rest drowned because one lifeboat was destroyed in the blast. The Cuban Navy repaired the ship and put her back into service.

Credit Line:

Gift of William M. Frick in memory of Henry E. and Katharine M. Frick

People:

Frick, Katharine M. (c. 1880- ), Frick, Henry E. (c. 1876- ), Woolley, James T. (1863-after 1938)

Subjects:

Ships, Shipyards, Christenings, Launchings