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Tray first half of the eighteenth century
Silver gilt | 5.0 x 45.0 x 61.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 50823
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A rectangular silver-gilt tray. The pierced rim of dentelles is cast at the corners with demi-figures. The curved sides and central reserve are elaborately embossed with densely scrolling foliage and exotic birds, around an oval boss chased with a lion.
Provenance
The tray shows typically Andean motifs - particularly the scrolling foliage interspersed with figures - but the workmanship is distinctive. According to the Carlton House Inventory this tray was sent to George IV 'as a present to His Majesty from South America'. The Inventory also notes that it came from 'one of the British Consuls' although the donor is not named. It may be 'A piece of embossed plate of Square form - Embossed with various devices' which was delivered to Carlton House on 15 February 1825. If so, it was a gift from Sir Edmund Nagle, a personal friend of the Prince Regent, who was appointed Governor of Newfoundland in 1813 and Groom of the Bedchamber in 1820.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Silver gilt
Measurements
5.0 x 45.0 x 61.5 cm (whole object)
Category
Object type(s)
Place of Production
Peru
