AN UNUSUAL SILVER TEA TRAY

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AN UNUSUAL SILVER TEA TRAY
MAKER'S MARK OF GORHAM MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, 1881

In the Japanese taste; rectangular, with rounded corners, on four bamboo feet, the gallery formed as a fence of bamboo rails extending into two open bamboo handles, the field engraved with a Japanese harbor scene, with buildings, figures, a boat and birds, marked on reverse
26 3/8in. long
(152oz.)

来源

Arthur and Rosalinde Gilbert Collection

展览

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, circa 1984-1995

拍品专文

The scenic engraving on this tray is a fine example of the pictorial approach to silver decoration inspired by Japanese metalwork. Much of Gorham's silver in this style was based on Hokusai wood-block prints. See Charles H. Carpenter, Jr., Gorham Silver, 1982, pp. 94-100 for examples and a list of Japanese design sources in Gorham's library.