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This object and one other are part of a set whose first object is Salver, Ecuelle And Cover (Germany).

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Salver with Four Continents Salver, ca. 1725

This is a Salver. It was made by Johann Erhard Heuglin II. It is dated ca. 1725 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is silver, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Estate of James Hazen Hyde. It is credited Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde.

  • Kylix (Greece)
  • painted earthenware.
  • Gift of Ruth Vollmer.
  • 1971-48-12

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 1.9 × 26.6 × 20 cm (3/4 × 10 1/2 × 7 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

On underside of tray: [1] "I E H" in a heart-shaped shield, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] A pineapple, with seven lobes, impressed (town mark, Augsburg) On surface of the tray: [1] "I E H" in a heart-shaped shield, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] A pineapple, with seven lobes, impressed (town mark, Augsburg)

Cite this object as

Salver with Four Continents Salver, ca. 1725; Made by Johann Erhard Heuglin II (active 1717 - 1757); Germany; silver, gold; H x W x D: 1.9 × 26.6 × 20 cm (3/4 × 10 1/2 × 7 7/8 in.); Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde; 1960-1-17

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