Salver

Provenance

Possibly Mary Pemberton (born 1770, m. Anthony Morris [1766-1860], died 1790); or possibly Mary Pemberton (m. Samuel Pleasants, 1762); by descent to Sarah Pleasants Fox (1767-1825), Philadelphia; by descent to Dr. George Fox (1806-1882), Philadelphia; to his wife, Sarah Downing Valentine (Mrs. George Fox) (1825-1888), Philadelphia; given to Mary Valentine Fox (Mrs. William Wayne, Jr.) (1859-1894); by descent to Edith Wayne (Mrs. Thomas Ridgway) (born 1889), Philadelphia; by descent to Arthur Wayne Ridgway, Philadelphia, by 1983; with Frank Schwarz and Son, Philadelphia, 1983; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1983.

Salver

Joseph Richardson Jr.

c. 1788–90

Accession Number

108759

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

3.2 × 19.3 cm (1 1/4 × 7 5/8 in.)

Classification

vessel for serving food

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Alyce and Edwin DeCosta, and Walter E. Heller Foundation