Lovely antique quadruple silverplate tea serving round tray salver by Middletown Plate Co., features a scalloped edge with engraved florals on the ruffles and floral engraving on the center of the tray. Double incised circles on the center allows for your personal monogram! This tray has never been monogrammed.
Lovely flower and leave design on both the center and on the edges. Perfectly scalloped edges, too, each with flower or flower and leaf design. No dents, dings or pitting.
Because large trays were expensive and valuable, an owner almost always stipulated that his name, initials or coat of arms be prominently engraved on the tray. This tray has never been monogrammed, but could easily be done by a competent jeweler.
Silver and silverplate tea service trays range in size from 6" to 3'. Those made before the American Revolution were typically round with 3 or 4 short feet at the edge; most made after the Revolution were oval. Larger trays, frequently used to carry a tea-and-coffee set, often had handles at the ends. Similar small examples made between about 1780 and 1810 often measured no more than 6" across; today, we refer to them as trays, but they were in fact teapot stands.
Unfortunately, most of the quadruple silverplating has worn off from the front of the tray. The back of the tray, though, has a significant amount of silverplating remaining. This antique quadruple silverplate tea serving tray measures 11" in diameter, is 3/4" high and weighs 1 pound, 9.2 ounces.
Touchmarked on the back with MIDDLETOWN PLATE CO., Hard White Metal, QUADRUPLE PLATE and the pattern number 183 with the initials B. C. You can read more about the history of the Middletown Plate Co. from our Silver Manufacturers pages.
A1438 - Antique MIDDLETOWN PLATE Co. Quadruple Silverplate Tea Serving Tray Salver #183
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