Presentation Tray
Date1859
MediumSilver
Dimensions1 3/8 × 13 1/2 × 10 inches (3.5 × 34.3 × 25.4 cm)
Markings“A.E.WARNER” in rectangle; “11 2” in rectangle
Credit LineBequest of of Peter L. Knepton.
Object number2023.54
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThe Savannah Republican Blues, a militia that operated as a fraternal service organization during peacetime, commissioned this tray from the Baltimore firm of A. E. Warner around 1859. They presented it, along with an elaborate ewer and two goblets, to an officer in their unit, Lieutenant John R. Johnson (possibly died 1880), which is documented in the engraved dedication in the tray's center.
Andrew Ellicott Warner (1786–1870) began his career as a silversmith alongside his brother Thomas Ellicott Warner (1780–1828) around 1805. After the War of 1812, they operated separately, and Andrew Warner’s firm became commercially successful. His son Andrew Ellicott Warner Jr (1814–1896) joined his father’s firm and eventually took charge of it after his death. A. E. Warner closed in 1893.
