Inscription: "This silver plate was sold by H.M. the Emperor of Abyssinia in London Anno Domini 1936" engraved on the reverse. / Inscrição: "This silver dish was sold by H.M. the Emperor of Abyssinia in London Anno Domini 1936" gravada no verso.

Round, beaten silver sheet salver. Undecorated and of raised and scalloped edge, it is defined by twenty-eight concave and grooved centrifugal sections radiating from a plain medallion encased by a reeded frame. The engraved note "This silver dish was sold by H.M. the Emperor of Abyssinia in London Anno Domini 1936" is inscribed peripherally around the underside of this central medallion.

The stamped Oporto Municipal assay-mark (P12.0) , denotes a production date between 1721 and 1750. João do Couto de Azevedo, the son of Manuel do Couto de Azevedo, was appointed silver assayer following from his father’s death, having been sworn in in 1721, the stamp featured on the salver’s underside being used up until 1750. Interestingly, the São Roque collection owns one other gadrooned salver (B200) stamped by the father of this assayer, Manuel do Couto de Azevedo.

Complementing it, the maker’s mark MF (P487.0) identifies the salver has having been manufactured by the goldsmith Manuel Soares Ferreira, registered in 1718.

Salva redonda em prata batida, lisa, desprovida de decoração, com o bordo levantado e recortado, formando vinte e oito gomos sulcados, radiando a partir de um medalhão central liso, que apresenta moldura alteada lisa de perfil convexo. A inscrição "This silver dish was sold by H.M. the Emperor of Abyssinia in London Anno Domini 1936" dispõe-se de forma circular no reverso do medalhão central.

A marca de contrastaria do Porto (P12.0) , evidencia uma peça datável de 1721 a 1750. João Couto de Azevedo, filho de Manuel do Couto de Azevedo, foi nomeado ensaiador da prata do Porto após a morte de seu pai, e prestou juramento em 1721. A marca presente no reverso da salva foi por ele utlizada até 1750 . Curiosamente, na coleção da São Roque existe outra salva de gomos (B200) puncionada por, Manuel do Couto de Azevedo, pai deste ensaiador.

Já a marca de ourives MF (P487.0) atribui a produção da peça a Manuel Soares Ferreira, citado em 1718 .