Huge Silver Plated Tray Marked "Rogers Smith & Co., New Haven, Conn.", Probably 1800s

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It measures about 18.5 inches by 23.5/or/29 inches (depending on whether you include the handles in the measurement. It weighs … Read more It measures about 18.5 inches by 23.5/or/29 inches (depending on whether you include the handles in the measurement. It weighs a little over 8 pounds.
I find the name of the maker on the back,. "Rogers Smith
& Co., New Haven, Conn.", but no numbers.
There is a wire on the back of it from the handle on one side to the other. It had apparently been hung on the wall as decor.
There is a picture of some buildings on each side (front) of the tray.
I have seen a lot of these trays, and a few of these very big ones, but never before one with a picture of buildings like this one has. It also has nice floral decor.
Because someone had not been using it, but just displaying it and because I had never seen another quite like it, I got to wondering how old it was. So I looked on the internet to check it out. Not a lot of information, but enough for my purposes. This company did business from various locations, but their New Haven location was only from 1862 - 1877, so I guess that means this tray dates back to the mid 1800s.
AI is learning to remove background from pictures. Nice. But it is still learning and does not always do a perfect job. Therefore, please excuse when the edges of things do not look very nice. They really are quite nice. I notice on these the handles were not very well handled, but AI won't take direction from me, so I guess I just have to be satisfied with it. See less