James J. Hill Presentation Tray

'Hill tray' presented to James J. Hill by seventeen prominent Minneapolis businessmen, kidney shaped in outline, has large flat central are engraved with a view of Minneapolis showing the Stone Arch Railroad Bridge completed 22 Nov. 1883; around the perimeter of the scene, within molded reserves, are eight vignettes representing significant incidents in J.J. Hill's career, separated by a profile medallion of Hill (top center), six animal head trophies, and a monogram of Hill's initials; all parts individually designed and manufactured, separately cast and joined to central panel