Tray
- Object Name:
- Tray
- Object ID:
- 2025.023.03
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1885
- Description:
- Tray. Sterling silver Japonesqe tray, William B. Durgin, Concord, New Hampshire, c. 1885. The surface has a hand-hammered finish with an applied silver lion. There is a monogram "A.H." engraved on the underside of the rim. The bottom of the tray is marked "STERLING SILVER / 925 | 1000 / M.W. GALT BRO. & CO" along with the Durgin Maker's mark of the letter "D" above a flying bird within a wreath.
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- H-1.125 W-6.25 D-6.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Washington, DC retailer and jeweler M.W. Galt, Brother & Company operated under that name between 1879 and 1892.
- Credit Line:
- Richard F. Upton New Hampshire Silver Collection, Gift of William W. Upton
- People:
- Durgin, William B. (1833-1905)
- Subjects:
- Silversmiths, Silver services, Silverware industry, Lion, Japan
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