Of oval form with a molded rim. It is painted black and stenciled on the face with a basket of polychrome fruit. The molded rim is stenciled with gilt medallions and the edge is striped in gilt.
trays
gilding
painting (coating)
stenciling
tin (metal)
berry baskets
Tin
Stenciled
Painted
Fruit Basket
Gilded
TRAY
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
11.75 x 9 (WxD) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.597
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