Featured Neat SP Tray - What is the Surface Treatment Called?

I have a silverplate tray by Weidlich Bros. Mfg. It has impressed horses with riders and dogs, classic hunt scenes, plus flowers. What I would like to know is, What is this treatment called? Is it "chased"? Somehow, I don't think that's it. Maybe just "pressed"? It measures 13 1/2" X 9 1/2". I want to keep it but would likely never use it.

 

Embossed?

 

Very pretty! I would keep it too.

There's more depth to the design than "chasing" or engraving. I would think maybe "embossed?" would describe it better?

Ha! GMTA, Messi!

 

Embossed sounds right, TY! I might sell this on line since I have already done photos and have a good box for it. It looks really good with cocktails / champagnes on it.

 

Doesn't everything!

 

LOL, silver! I recently was at a friend's house and she made some type of pink-ish martini. They were so lovely! And tasty. They would look good on this tray.

 

Here's a centerpiece to go with your tray.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1920-S-WEID...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

... and this 2 piece server. The tray be the same as yours:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/214272894746381854/

--- Susan

 

I think it is die stamped with a rolled rim.

 

Susan, I love that centerpiece. I would definitely keep that.

AF, does die stamped mean that the pattern is on another piece which is stamped down into the tray and then plated?

Thanks for the info!

 

yes...

 

AF is no doubt correct, but doesn't embossing sound classier?

 

Acid-etched, circa 1920s...

~Cheryl

 

Hi Cheryl! That's a new term for me. Would it have been done by hand?

 

The resist could be done by hand (often seen in the bowls of souvenir spoons), but these Weidlich 'Tapestry' type pieces were mass-produced, a wax-transfer with the design would have been applied to the metal.

Tiffany's 'Lap Over Edge' pattern was often acid-etched, though other methods of decoration were also used...

~Cheryl

 

Ah. Thanks for the explanation!

 

A Weidlich Tapestry bread tray was one of the first pieces of silver I bought as a teenager, still like the look of it. Have always known it as an acid-etched design, but a few idle moments to do some research turned up the patent for the technique (#1,717,482, filed in 1923, issued in 1929). In short, the design was acid-etched into a metal plate, the transfer was produced from that metal plate and repeated several times onto a larger master plate and acid-etched, that master die was used to produce sheets of rolled stock, which was used in regular shaping dies to produce the holloware. The acid etching was quicker than die-cutting, and using the rolled stock sheets in the plain shaping dies was less expensive than having to produce shaping dies with sunk decoration.

https://www.google.com/patents/US17...ved=0CBwQ6AEwAGoVChMIrvK_t5P7xwIVQV0eCh3jegEj

~Cheryl

 

How neat is that? Thanks for the "education"!!!

 

Thank you very much !!!!!!

 

Hi Cheryl,
I am always amazed that the things you come up with. I certainly commend you on your searching ability.
greg

 

Ditto!