Salver
1754–69
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
1 3/8 x 15 7/8 in. (3.5 x 40.3 cm); 48 oz. 3 dwt. (1497 g)
Classification
Salver
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Accession Number
24.109.37
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined world of 18th-century colonial America with this elegant silver salver crafted by Daniel Christian Fueter 1754 and 1769. Fueter, a skilled New York silversmith, this tray-like serving piece for formal dining and hospitality, measuring just 1⅜ inches high and 15⅞ inches across, yet weighing a substantial 48 ounces. Its gleaming silver medium speaks to the luxury of the era, where such objects were prized status symbols among the merchant elite, showcasing the artisan's mastery in shaping and polishing heavy-gauge silver. Adorned with a coat of arms—likely engraved to comm...