Salver
On View In:
Gallery 350
Artist:   Whyte & Holmes
Louisa and Samuel Courtauld
David Whyte
William Holmes  
Title:   Salver  
Date:   c. 1765  
Medium:   Silver  
Dimensions:   1 1/2 x 13 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. (3.81 x 33.34 x 33.34 cm)  
Credit Line:   Gift of funds from Mrs. Eunice Dwan  
Location:   Gallery 350  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Holmes, William  
Role:   Silversmith  
 
Name:   Whyte, David  
Role:   Silversmith  
Nationality:   British  
Life Dates:   British  
 
Name:   Courtauld, Louisa and Samuel  
Role:   Retailer  
Nationality:   British  
Life Dates:   English, 1729-1807, and ?-1765  
 
Name:   Whyte & Holmes  
Role:   Maker  
Life Dates:   London, 1763-c. 1767  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Inscription and Marks see Marks on bottom, incised: [D8918]; on bottom, stamped: [W], [J], [(lion)], [(crowned lion head)], [W/D·W/H  
Classification:   Metalwork  
Physical Description:   round tray with four metal feet; openwork, outward-flaring rim; central engraving of winged putto with torch, two coats of arms surmounted by two birds and building in background  
Creation Place:   , England, , ,  
Accession #:   2005.20  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts