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An Arts and Crafts Hammered Copper Tray by John Pearson sub-Curios it is a piece ofOrigin: English Period: Arts and Crafts Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Length: 16. 5 inches Width: 11 inches A large, bright, and impressive rectangular copper tray, hammered from a single sheet by the master coppersmith John Pearson, and with his mark 'J. P' stamped on the underside, indicating that this piece was probably made at his workshop in Hanway Street, London, on or just after 1901. There is a small hook soldered onto the back of the