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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Japanned Waiter
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Japanned Waiter

Manufacturer Unknown
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1790-1810
MediumTin | Paint
DimensionsOverall: 2 x 22 x 30 in. (5.1 x 55.9 x 76.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Norfolk Historic Foundation
Object number79.285.52
Not on view
DescriptionPierced gallery around tray. In the center is painted a pink urn with a blue cloth swag. Circle around the urn is of pink and yellow leaves. Eight groups of flowers around the circle. Made in Pontypool, Wales.

ProvenanceMr. Thomas H. Willcox, Jr., Norfolk, Virginia; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas (and Betty) Willcox, Jr. to the Norfolk Historic Foundation, Virginia, 1966; Norfolk Historic Foundation, 1966-1969; Gift of the Norfolk Historic Foundation to the Willoughby-Baylor House and Chrysler Museum, September 15, 1969. Exhibition HistoryWilloughby-Baylor House
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
19th century
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
ca. 1790
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
George Hepplewhite
ca. 1790
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2022.
Fred Wilson
2018
Gallery provided photograph 2021
Hew Donald Joseph Locke
2015
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
ca. 1790
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
ca. 1790
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
ca. 1790
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
ca. 1790
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
ca. 1790
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
ca. 1790
Image captured from the NEH Myers Conservation Survey by Carey Howlett.
George Hepplewhite
ca. 1790