Salver (Tray)

Description Gilded metal objects like these were made by Muslim craftsmen in Islamic lands for export to Europe. Muslim artisans often decorated their export wares with designs resembling European coats of arms, as seen in the center of the salver (tray), in addition to geometric patterns, medallions, and foliage common in Islamic art. The name of the artist, Mahmud ibn al-Kurdi, appears on a number of such export wares.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
11/01/1949	Treatment	cleaned
1/08/1960	Treatment	cleaned; coated
4/02/2005	Loan Consideration	examined for loan

Provenance Joseph Brummer, New York; Henry Walters, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Signature] Mahmud ibn al-Kurdi

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927