Salvers, or trays raised on a base or upon multiple feet, were a popular form in eighteenth-century silver. This large and vigorously shaped example, by the New York maker Daniel Christian Fueter, is particularly notable for the engraved arms in an elaborate Rococo shield. They belong to the Provost family, a prominent New York family of French Huguenot extraction.
Salver
Maker: Daniel Christian Fueter (1720–1785)
Date: 1754–69
Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 1 3/8 x 15 7/8 in. (3.5 x 40.3 cm); 48 oz. 3 dwt. (1497 g)
Classification: Silver
Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession Number: 24.109.37
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