Hot water urn on a stand

Classification: 
Date: 
1765-1766
Medium: 
silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 20 1/4 × 11 3/4 × 8 3/8 in. (51.4 × 29.8 × 21.3 cm) Overall (weight, with ivory): 90 oz (troy) 6.2 dwt (2
Description: 
Wrought silver presentation hot water urn and stand; apple-shaped body with a repoussé chased gadrooned rim; high, narrow, bell-shaped, domed lid with a gadrooned band with a flame in cup finial; seated on an hour-glass shaped pedestal on a square foot with a gadrooned band and pierced rail, supported by four cast ball and claw feet; two beaded spiral handles tapering into leaf-form joints; spigot with chased leaf decoration and a wooden spigot; engraved on one side of the body, above the spigot with the crest of the Cruger family, a demi-greyhound on fess; on the opposite side engraved with the arms of the Cruger family, shield in halves, on the left, three martlets on bend between two greyhounds proper, on the right three martlets in a chevron, all surounded by the sea with a three-masted ship flying the Union Jack to the right and water flowing into an urn on the left; engraved below the arms, "THE GIFT OF THE CITIZENS/ OF/ Bristol/ TO/ Henry Cruger Esq./ FOR SERVICES PERFORMED IN PROMOTING/ THE REPEAL OF THE STAMP ACT/ ANNO DOM 1766./ MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT/ REIGN GEORGE III" in block letters and gothic script; all on a square stand with a gadrooned band, supported by four ball feet; engraved in the center, "Exhibited/ in Colonial Room/ of the/ Metropolitan Museum/ during the/ Hudson Fulton Celebration/ 1909/ Exhibited by the Colonial Dames/ in their Ecclesiastical Exhibition of silver/ at the Metropolitan Museum/ Season of 1912/ in the Historical Department" in script; maker's marks stamped on the bezel and inside the base of the urn.
Credit Line: 
Purchase, Belknap Fund
Object Number: 
1974.20a-d
Marks: 
stamped: on the bezel: "F. B/ N. D" in roman letters in a rectangle and a lion passant in a cartouche engraved: on the bezel: "H * C" in block letters stamped: inside the base of the urn: lion passant in a crtouche, leopard's head crowned in a shield, "
Inscriptions: 
engraved: below the arms: "THE GIFT OF THE CITIZENS/ OF/ Bristol/ TO/ Henry Cruger Esq./ FOR SERVICES PERFORMED IN PROMOTING/ THE REPEAL OF THE STAMP ACT/ ANNO DOM 1766./ MEMBER OF PARLIMENT/ REIGN GEORGE III" in block letters and gothic script engraved: in the center of the stand: "Exhibited/ in Colonial Room/ of the/ Metropolitan Museum/ during the/ Hudson Fulton Celebration/ 1909/ Exhibited by the Colonial Dames/ in their Ecclesiastical Exhibition of silver/ at the Metropolitan Museum/ Season of 1912/ in the Historical Department" in script
Gallery Label: 
This London-made hot water urn was reportedly presented to Henry Cruger (1739-1827) in recognition of his political achievement on the international stage. Born and educated in New York City, Cruger moved to Bristol, England, in 1757. During the Stamp Act crisis of 1765, Cruger advocated strenuously for its repeal, earning the gratitude of countless British merchants and manufacturers affected by the stagnation of American trade. According to its inscription, the urn was presented to Cruger by the citizens of Bristol as a mark of their appreciation for his efforts.
Provenance: 
Henry Cruger (1739-1827), who married (3rd) Caroline Smith (1780-1823); to their daughter Matilda Caroline Cruger (1809-1891), who married Hon. Thomas J. Oakley (1783-1857); to their daughter Matilda Cruger Oakley (1827-1914), who married William Rhinelander (1827-1908); to their son Thomas J. Oakley Rhinelander (1858-1946), who married Edith Cruger Sands (1874-1923); to their son Philip Rhinelander II (1895-1973); consigned by his estate to Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York; purchased by N-YHS at auction, March 6, 1974.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1766
eMuseum Object ID: 
38773
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pitcher

Classification: 
Date: 
1833
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 12 5/8 x 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. ( 32.1 x 24.8 x 16.5 cm ) Silver Weight: 32 oz (troy) 2 dwt (999 g)
Description: 
Pitcher composed of three sections: circular foot edged with stylized anthemion die roll band and row of beading on top; lower body with sixteen concave lobes and beaded midband; seamed straight-sided midsection with engraved inscription and stylized anthemion die roll band with hanging edge; raised incurved upper section with flared scalloped edge and applied die roll band extending around integral spout; hollow handle cast in form of opposed C-scrolls with furl. Engraving: "From the Citizens of the Thirteenth Ward, to / ALDERMAN JAMES PALMER; / as a Memorial of his Philanthropy, Humanity and Assiduity, / during the prevalence of the Epidemick Cholera in the year 1832. / New York. June, 1833"
Credit Line: 
Gift of Reverend Langford Baldwin
Object Number: 
1977.11
Marks: 
engraved: on the front center: "From the Citizens of the Thirteenth Ward, to/ ALDERMAN JAMES PALMER;/ as a Memorial of his Philanthropy, Humanity and Assiduty,/ during the prevelance of the Epidemick Cholera in the year 1832/ New York, June 1833" in scrip
Gallery Label: 
In the summer of 1832 New York City was hit by a cholera epidemic. Within two months, it killed thirty-five hundred New Yorkers, mostly slum residents. Its spread was blamed on its victims, largely working-class citizens, whose alleged intemperance and moral depravity were seen as a cause of the scourge. James Palmer (1769-1847), an alderman and resident of Manhattan's Thirteenth Ward and a member of the Board of Health, received this pitcher, one of a pair, from the citizens of his Lower East Side ward for his courageous and selfless efforts in combating the spread of the disease.
Provenance: 
James Palmer (1769-1847), who married Elizabeth Banks (1767-1853); to their daughter Armenia Palmer (1800-1873), who married Anson Baldwin (1800-1877); to their son Hall Faile Baldwin (1838-1908), who married Susan Punchard (1837-1924); to their son Anson Baldwin (1873-1920), who married Marian Langford (1883-1956); to their son Langford Baldwin (1916-2008), the donor.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1833
eMuseum Object ID: 
38772
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Spoon

Classification: 
Date: 
1686
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 in. ( 18.4 x 4.8 x 2.5 cm ) Silver Weight: 2 oz (troy) (62 g)
Description: 
Silver presentation spoon with an upturned trifid end handle with a broad, oval bowl and a rat tail drop; engraved on the underside off the bowl, "Cornelia Duycken Vereert Door haeroom en/ Compeer Johannis Abeel Anno 1686 den 25 Agusty" in script; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the stem.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Edmund Astley Prentis
Object Number: 
1950.210
Marks: 
Inscription: engraved on the underside of the bowl: "Cornelia Duycken Vereert Door haeroom en/ Compeer Johannis Abeel Anno 1686 den 25 Agusty" in script Mark: stamped on the underside of the stem: "IK" in a rectangle
Gallery Label: 
This spoon was presented to Cornelia Duyckinck, the eldest daughter of Gerrit Duyckinck (1660-ca. 1710) and Maria Abeel (1666-1738) by her godfather and uncle, Johannes Abeel (1667-1711). He gave her the spoon on August 25, 1686, possibly to mark her first birthday, and had it inscribed in Dutch to mark the occasion.
Provenance: 
Presented by Johannes Abeel (1667-1711) to Cornelia Duyckinck (b. 1685); descent uncertain. Purchased prior to 1950 by collector Edmund Astley Prentis (1883-1967), the donor.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1686
eMuseum Object ID: 
38769
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Tablespoon

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1840
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 3/8 in. ( 22.5 x 4.8 x 1 cm )
Description: 
silver tablespoon, downturned fiddle handle with shell decoration, flared shoulders and an oval pointed bowl with a rounded drop and outlined shell on the back; handle engraved, "VW" in script besides, "1822;" interior of the bowl engraved, "CWB/ 1895" in script; maker's makers stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. Hugh P. Brinton
Object Number: 
1978.1b
Marks: 
engraved: on the handle: "VW" in script besides, "1822" engraved: interior of the bowl: "CWB/ 1895" in script stamped: on the underside of the handle: "F. MARQUAND" in roman letters in a rectangle besides a lion passant, a bust and "G"
Gallery Label: 
According to the donor, this spoon was made for a member of the Van Wyck family, and hence bear the initials, "VW." It descended to the donor through General John B. Van Wyck (1762-1841), to his daughter Susan Holmes (1793-1825), to her daughter Susan Holmes (1817-1847), to her son Gilbert Livingston Bishop (1845-1926) the father of Charlotte West Bishop Brinton, the mother of the donor, and whose initials are engraved on the bowl.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1840
eMuseum Object ID: 
38754
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Teaspoon

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1850
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 3/4 x 1 x 3/8 in. ( 14.6 x 2.5 x 1 cm )
Description: 
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle engraved, "AI" in script; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with an inscribed pointed drop; makers marks stamped on the undersides of the handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss Florence N. Levy
Object Number: 
1946.150
Marks: 
engraved: on the handle: "AL" in script stamped: on the underside of the handle: "Haller & Rathenau" in script
Gallery Label: 
This teaspoon probably belonged to Arthur L. Levy (1811-1888).
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
38751
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Revolver handle with accessories and case

Classification: 
Date: 
1870-1885
Medium: 
Sterling, maple, steel
Dimensions: 
Case: 11 x 5 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 14 cm ) Part (handle): 4 1/8 x 5 in. (10.5 x 12.7 cm)
Description: 
Sterling revolver handle and frame with blued steel trigger guard; handle and frame decorated with leaves and thistles; sterling cleaning rod with slotted head and engraved thistles and leaves on handle; formed maple case with brown velvet lining and key inside rectangular compartment; stamped marks on revolver frame and case.
Credit Line: 
Gift of John E. Parsons
Object Number: 
1975.31a-c
Marks: 
stamped: frame bottom: "STERLING" ; "TIFFANY & CO." stamped: case: "TIFFANY & CO." ; "BIRDS EYE MAPLE"
Provenance: 
Presented as a wedding gift to Newbold Morris, Sr. in 1900.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1885
eMuseum Object ID: 
38738
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Sifter spoon

Classification: 
Date: 
1770-1780
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 x 3 x 1 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 7.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description: 
Wrought silver sifter spoon with a pierced, horizontal elliptical bowl, and applied, pierced lobed sides; scrolled handle terminates in an engraved bird; unidentifiable maker's marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Object Number: 
Z.116
Gallery Label: 
A similar example, made by Francois Morellon la Cave in Amsterdam in 1772, is at the Rijksmuseum (Inv. BK-NM-3861).
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1780
eMuseum Object ID: 
38718
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Apostle spoon

Classification: 
Date: 
1700-1800
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 3/4 x 2 x 1/2 in. ( 17.1 x 5.1 x 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Cast and wrought silver apostle spoon with a deep circular bowl, a cast handle with a peacock and mask decorated stem and columnar handle with a robed apostle finial; maker's mark at juncture of spoon and handle.
Object Number: 
Z.118
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1800
eMuseum Object ID: 
38716
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Dessert knives (2)

Classification: 
Date: 
1825-1875
Medium: 
Silver, ivory
Dimensions: 
each overall: 8 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 20.3 x 1.6 x 1 cm )
Description: 
Pair of fluted ivory handled dessert knives with cast silver plated steel blades and fluted cuffs; Harrison family rearing horse crest incised in the center of each handle; maker's marks stamped on the blades.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Nathaniel McLean Sage
Object Number: 
1974.9de
Marks: 
engraved: center of the handle: demi-horse rampant creast of the Harison family stamped: on the blade: "ES" in script in a rectangle and three unidentifiable hallmarks
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1875
eMuseum Object ID: 
38708
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Teaspoon

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1800-1810
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 15.6 x 3.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description: 
silver teaspoon with a long, downturned fiddle coffin-end handle with wheel turned decoration around the bright-cut initials, "EW," chamfered shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with an oval drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Object Number: 
1983.26b
Marks: 
engraved: on the handle: "EW" in bright-cut script stamped: on the undersideof the handle: "WR" in roman letters in a rectangle between a sheaf of wheat and a star in rectangles
Gallery Label: 
This teaspoon was purchased at auction at Christies through Shrubsole.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1810
eMuseum Object ID: 
38703
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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