Salver

Daniel Christian Fueter

1754–69 · Silver · The American Wing

Salvers, or trays raised on a base or upon multiple feet, were a popular form in eighteenth-century silver. This large and vigorously shaped example, by the New York maker Daniel Christian Fueter, is particularly notable for the engraved arms in an elaborate Rococo shield. They belong to the Provost family, a prominent New York family of French Huguenot extraction.

Artist

Daniel Christian Fueter

Date

1754–69

Medium

Silver

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924