Presentation salver
Simon Jouet
Category
Silver
Date
1731
Materials
Silver
Measurements
375 mm (Width) x 44 mm (Depth); 535 mm (Length)85 oz t (Wt)
Place of origin
London
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Osterley Park and House, London
NT 772343
Summary
A rectangular salver or tray, the edge with a raised coved moulding and lobed corners, on four feet. The front engraved with the arms of 'the tribe of Judah' in rectangular panel of soldier standing by a tent and inscribed 'The arms of the Tribe of Judah given them by the Lord'. The feet are of a later date. This is the symbol of the Spanish and Portugese Synagogue in London founded in 1657. It represents the Tent of Assembly in the Wilderness, with the cloud of glory - or shakinah - resting on its summit and perhaps Joshua on duty at its door. It had become practice for elders of the Jewish community to present each succeeding Lord Mayor a purse containing 50 guineas on a salver bearing the congregational badge. In 1731 Sir Francis Child the 7th son of Sir Francis Child was elected Lord Mayor. The salver NT/OST/S/39 was presented to the first Sir Francis Child when he became Lord Mayor in 16989.
Provenance
Jersey bequest, March 1993. Child Family Heirloom
Marks and inscriptions
Engraved on the front 'The Arms of Ye Tribe of Iudah Given Them By the Lord'
Makers and roles
Simon Jouet, maker