Tray from Five Piece Tea Service (Primary Title)

P. Orr and Sons, Indian, founded 1846 (Manufacturer)

ca. 1876
Indian
silver
India,Tamil Nadu, Madras
Overall: 1 1/8 × 20 1/4 × 14 7/8 in., 1785 g (2.86 × 51.44 × 37.78 cm, 1.8 kg)
2019.335.5
Part of a set "Five Piece Tea Service" (2019.335.1-5)
On the reverse of tray: P. ORR & SONS MADRAS
On central oval of tray: PRESENTED to Wm. Barton Wright BY 2150 WORKMEN OF THE LOCOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT MADRAS RAILWAY COMPANY in kindly remembrance and as a token of gratitude for his uniform good will towards them during the twenty years in which he held the office of LOCOMOTIVE SUPERINTENDENT 1876 Below circled images of ten avatars of Vishnu: Mutcha, Coorma, Varaga, Narasimma, Vamana, Parasoorama, Rama, Bularama, Buddah, Kalki
Gift of the estate of Paul F. Walter
Delight in Design: Indian Silver for the Raj
Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, September 17-December 13, 2008
Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, July 25-October 4, 2009

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