Tray
Collection object
1985.0008
L. 17.8 W. 9.15 H. 2.3 H. feet 0.9 D. feet bases 0.8.
Tray, Limerick silver spoon tray by Joseph Johns, c. 1740. Oval with splayed fluted sides and standing on four waisted bun feet. A crest is engraved in the centre top, a wolf or German shepherd dog sitting on a ground, facing l., tail between legs and rising above the level of the back, mouth open and tongue protruding. Marks: II, lion rampant between, on shield, Sterling in rectangle below it on the centre of the underside. There is extensive scratched writing on the underside, amongst which are: August 19th aged 28 / 1842 / AD, G.W., 1-2-9 twice, Is the ... alive, plus other indecipherable
Joseph Johns (silversmith)