Tray

Object Name:

Tray

Object ID:

1956.280

Date:

1800-1850

Description:

Painted tin tray. Boat-shaped body with center seam rising to rolled ends. Japanned black. Body rests on two low flat standards with round feet. Stencilled floral and foliate decoration on sides in gold, green, and red.

Material:

Metal
Tin

Dimensions:

H-3.6 W-6.75 D-12.9 inches

Provenance:

Used to serve whole cheeses at the table. Oringinally coasters had wheels so they could be rolled from one person to the next, hence the name Cheese Coaster. This coastered labeled by donor "Mary Pierce". Miss Pierce lived at 79 N. State Street Concord until her death. This house was the home of Abel Hutchens (1763-1853) clock maker and owner and prop. of tha Phoenix Hotel from 1819 to 1832. Miss Pierce, was the daughter, of Martha Currier Hutchens and Augustine C. Pierce.

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret H. Jewell