Tray is oblong in form. Uneven gadrooning molding. Reticulated interlaced pattern, on straight sides. Four ball feet. It has a removable mahogany bottom based with green baize.
spoon trays
baize
gadrooning
mahogany (wood)
reticulation
sterling silver
wool (textile)
silver (metal)
Sterling Silver
Wool
Mahogany
Gadrooned
Reticulated
Baize
TRAY
Engraved in script on one side of the tray on a plain tablet is an: M . An impressed mark reads: ""Sterling"", ""1199"", ""L"" .
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
1971.1439A,B
Unknown
6.688 x 3 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1439AB
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