Salver
The original owner of this salver was the wealthy and distinguished Gerardus Beekman. The initials on the salver represent Gerardus and Mary Beekman, their daughter Elizabeth Beekman, her daughter Emily Maria Livingston, and her daughter Emily Maria de Peyster, charting the descent of the salver through the family. The salver descended in the de Peyster family.
Artwork Details
- Title: Salver
- Maker: Thomas Hamersley (1727–1781)
- Date: ca. 1760
- Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: 1 9/16 x 13 1/4 in. (4 x 33.7 cm); 37 oz. 16 dwt. (1176.4 g)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
- Object Number: 33.120.612
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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