George II Sterling Silver Tray with Engraved Crest
A fine George II sterling silver tray, circular with applied pie-crust and scroll boarder, engraved with scroll and floral design, the central cartoche with engraved crest, on three scroll feet. Maker Jonathan swift. London, 1753. Diameter 19.29 in. Provenance: Nerilee Antiques, Gordon 1984
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- Engraving - The method of decorating or creating inscriptions on silver and other metal objects by marking the surface with a sharp instrument such as a diamond point or rotating cutting wheel.
- George Ii - George II (1683 - 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727 until his death in 1760.
- Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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trays, silver
- silver, 20th century 371
- silver, Georgian 247
