Salver
ca. 1650-ca. 1700 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This salver, based on the shape of a flower, may have originated in Cordoba, Spain. A similar example from there was used for serving fruit. Decorative wirework dishes and vessels were often imported from Goa and were popular throughout the 17th century. As filigree is rarely marked it is always difficult to locate where such pieces were made.
Objects of this size are unusual as filigree was more often employed for small, intimate objects, particularly jewellery. The technique consisted of shaping and soldering silver wires together without a supporting background.
Objects of this size are unusual as filigree was more often employed for small, intimate objects, particularly jewellery. The technique consisted of shaping and soldering silver wires together without a supporting background.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver filigree |
| Brief description | Large silver platter of open imitation filigree, Cordova (Spain), 1650-1699. |
| Physical description | Circular silver platter with panels of imitation open filigree radiating from the centre. It has a concave disc in the centre made from six wide lobes with a flat rim, surrounded by a wide frame of 24 long narrow lobes. At the end of each of these is a leaf-shaped segment attached at an almost vertical angle. These segments support a broad rim consisting of 72 narrow lobes, matching those in the rest of the object, with a ridged band of sheet silver on the inner and outer edges. |
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| Gallery label | Silver Gallery:
This salver, based on the shape of a flower, may have originated in Cordoba in Southern Spain. A similar example from there was used for serving fruit.(26/11/2002) |
| Object history | Bought from Gonsalez of Granada, with a matching pair, for £24/1/0 (the pair). Made from panels of wire, soldered together within a frame. Although pieces of this size are unusual, filigree was often employed for small, intimate objects, particularly jewellery. Decorative wirework dishes and vessels , often imported from Goa, were popular throughout the 17th century. In the 1690s, Queen Mary had a set of `philigran' jars, boxes and dishes displayed on shelves at Whitehall Palace. |
| Summary | This salver, based on the shape of a flower, may have originated in Cordoba, Spain. A similar example from there was used for serving fruit. Decorative wirework dishes and vessels were often imported from Goa and were popular throughout the 17th century. As filigree is rarely marked it is always difficult to locate where such pieces were made. Objects of this size are unusual as filigree was more often employed for small, intimate objects, particularly jewellery. The technique consisted of shaping and soldering silver wires together without a supporting background. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 315-1864 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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