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Hi,
I purchased this item a few days ago and have done tons of searching online. I have no idea what it is used for. I know the maker but cannot find anything similar online.
It is stamped RW & S, Sterling 1534
Measures 6 inches across, about 1 inch deep bowl.
Is it an ash tray? Incense burner? Communion plate? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hi,
R. Wallace & Sons Mfg Co
Take a look here
http://www.925-1000.com/americansilver_W.html
Regards

rechaud/plate, food warmer

Thank you all the quick responses. I've looked extensively at all the Wallace holloware online and cannot find any similar items. This plate/bowl is very small. Only 6 inches across. So I don't think it could be a warming plate, but if it were larger I could see the resemblance. I would say it resembles a communion/wafer plate more than anything else but it doesn't have any religious symbols at all. There is also a monogram on the front with 2 letters but I'm not sure what they are. Any other ideas? Thank you!
Karin

Is the pieced part, flat, concave, or convex?

Trev.

It is convex. I'll post another pic later but I'm not at home right now. Thank you for your help!
Karin

Hi,

Perhaps a little pot pourri holder.

Best,

Peter

Might be a small centerpiece bowl with a flower mesh, they're usually larger but have seen them as small as this in old catalogs - probably from right around the 1920s, though could be later...

~Cheryl

Thank you all for the ideas. I'm still not able to find my exact piece online but I'm thinking Peter may be correct that it is a pot pourri bowl. It resembles those the most so far. I'll keep looking online and let you all know if I find the exact same one. I'm curious to know what year it was made. I'm glad to have joined this forum. Everyone has been so helpful!
Karin

It's a butter dish - you have the pierced piece positioned incorrectly, it should be concave, a high cover was also available...

~Cheryl

from a 1916 Wallace catalog:

A small centerpiece bowl of similar size, with flower mesh, from a 1928 retailer catalog:



~Cheryl

Amazing! Cheryl, you found it! It is a butter dish! The photo from the catalog above, item #1534, that is the same # on the bottom of the bowl. So my "butter dish" is missing the cover, and the strainer part is supposed to be concave, not convex like I thought! This is so cool, thank you so much for your help! Now I need to try to locate a cover for it. I'll post a picture of it with the strainer concave.
Thanks again,
Karin