Salt
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 6.7 x 13.3 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Silver salt; oval, boat-shaped body on an oval, stepped and molded foot with a beaded band midway; beaded band around the rim; two cast, strap handles applied to the sides; engraved on the center front, "C. K." in gothic script; maker's marks on the footring.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1939.135[dup]
Marks:
engraved: center front: "C. K." in gothic script
stamped: on the footring: lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, "W A" in a rectangle, leopard's head in a shield; date letter illegible.
Gallery Label:
Belonged to Catherine Ketchum who married Israel Corse, Jr. in 1846.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
37000
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 6.7 x 13.3 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Silver salt; oval, boat-shaped body on an oval, stepped and molded foot with a beaded band midway; beaded band around the rim; two cast, strap handles applied to the sides; engraved on the center front, "C. K." in gothic script; maker's marks on the footring.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1939.134[dup]
Marks:
engraved: center front: "C. K." in gothic script
stamped: on the footring: lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, "W A" in a rectangle, leopard's head in a shield, date letter illegible.
Gallery Label:
Belonged to Catherine Ketchum who married Israel Corse, Jr. in 1846.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
36999
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salts (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1758/59
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 1 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 3.5 x 7 cm )
Silver Weight: a) 1 oz (troy) 7 dwt (42 g)
Silver Weight: b) 1 oz (tro
Description:
Pair of wrought silver salts; shallow, bowl-shaped bodies curved to applied, flared lips; three cabriole legs applied to each with molded pad junctures and molded pad feet; engraved on the base of each, "B/ I * I" in block letters; maker's marks stamped on the bases.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine Augusta De Peyster
Object Number:
1911.54ab
Marks:
engraved: on the base of each: "B/ I * I" in block letters
stamped: on the bases: "I * M" in a rectangle, a lion passant, leopard's head crowned in a shield, gothic "C" in a shield
Gallery Label:
This style of salt, featuring a shallow bowl supported by three or four incurved legs, was immensely popular during the mid-eighteenth century. Although versions were made throughout the colonies, imported London examples like these probably outnumbered American-made imitations. This pair of imported salts ornamented the dining table of the New York City dry goods merchant James Beekman (1732-1807) and his wife Jane Keteltas (1734-1817), who reportedly owned one of the most elegantly appointed homes in New York.
Provenance:
James Beekman (1732-1807) and Jane Keteltas Beekman (1734-1817); to their son John Beekman (1768-1843), who married Mary Elizabeth Goad Bedlow (1771-1848); to their daughter Mary Beekman (1800-1885), who married William Axtell De Peyster (1793-1856); to their daughter Catharine Augusta De Peyster (1835-1911), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1759
eMuseum Object ID:
36998
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salts (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1748/49
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 in. × 3 in. (3.8 × 7.6 cm)
Description:
One of a pair of wrought silver salts; shallow, bowl-shaped bodies curved to applied, flared gadrooned lips; three cabriole legs applied to each with molded pad junctures and molded pad feet; engraved on the base of each, "R/ I * A" in block letters; maker's marks stamped on the bases.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine Augusta De Peyster
Object Number:
1911.55a
Marks:
engraved: on the base of each: "R/ I * A" in block letters
stamped: on the base of each: a lion passant, a crowned leopard's head, "n" in a cartouche, "D. H" below a fleur-di-lis
Gallery Label:
This saltcellar probably came from the Rutgers family. Catherine De Peyster married Hendrick Rutgers in the 1740's.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1749
eMuseum Object ID:
36997
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Card case in case
Classification:
Date:
1848/49
Medium:
Silver, leather, velvet
Dimensions:
Overall (card case): 4 x 2 3/4 x 3/8 in. (10.2 x 7 x 1 cm)
Case: 4 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 10.8 x 7.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Seamed silver card case in a red leather case; rectangular body with rounded corners and scalloped sides; hinged lid with bezel; chased flowers, shells and foliate scrolls around the edges of the body with striped, angled geometric lines across the centers and a cartouche reserve in one center; maker's marks stamped on the bezel; rectangular red leather case with tooled scrolls in the corners; hinged on one side, hook and eye clasp on the other; interior lined with red velvet.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Eleanor Paine Gardner
Object Number:
1941.1098ab
Marks:
stamped: on the bezel: "N*M" in a rectangle, a lion passant, the queen's head in an oval, "Z" in a rectangle and an anchor in a rectangle.
Gallery Label:
This card case belonged to the donor's mother, Mary Eveline Fellows Paine.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1849
eMuseum Object ID:
36981
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Card case
Classification:
Date:
1840/41
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Cast and seamed silver card case; rectangular, elongated quatrefoil shaped body with notched corners; all over foliate scroll engraving on both sides of the body around a chamfered rectangle reserve engraved, "CK" on one side in script and around a purse-shaped reserve on the other; hinged lid; maker's marks stamped on the bezel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1937.87
Marks:
engraved: in the chamfered rectangular reserve: "CK" in script
stamped: on the bezel: lion passant, queen's head inan oval, "N*M" in a rectangle, an anchor in a shield, gothic "R"
Gallery Label:
This card case belonged to Catherine Ketchum who married Israel Corse, Jr. in 1846.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1841
eMuseum Object ID:
36979
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Sheffield plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 30.8 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Cast, seamed and wrought Sheffield plate candlestick; tapered conical shaft with an applied, cast convex shoulder with chased acanthus scrolls around the edge and a baluster neck, supporting a cast incurved socket with an applied, chased acanthus scroll and gadrooned rim; shaft set on a cast circular foot with a band of acanthus scrolls and gadrooning; pedestal raised in the center to a circular platform with an acanthus scroll edge; base weighted; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Townsend Lawrence
Object Number:
INV.14174
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
36976
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Sheffield plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 30.8 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Cast, seamed and wrought Sheffield plate candlestick; tapered conical shaft with an applied, cast convex shoulder with chased acanthus scrolls around the edge and a baluster neck, supporting a cast incurved socket with an applied, chased acanthus scroll and gadrooned rim; shaft set on a cast circular foot with a band of acanthus scrolls and gadrooning; pedestal raised in the center to a circular platform with an acanthus scroll edge; base weighted; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Townsend Lawrence
Object Number:
INV.14175
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
36975
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pair of candlesticks with bobeches
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Sheffield plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 in. × 5 7/8 in. × 4 1/2 in. (30.5 × 14.9 × 11.4 cm)
Description:
One of a pair of cast Sheffield plate candlesticks with bobeches; cast, rectangular baluster shafts with gadrooning around the bottom and around the knop, supporting cast sockets with a gadrooned urn shaped bases, square necks with rounded corners and a flared, gadrooned rims; cast, rectangular bobeches with applied, gadrooned rims; shafts seated on rectangular, molded, stepped and domed feet with a gadrooned band mid way; both weighted; bases lined with brown felt; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number:
1927.52ab
Gallery Label:
This pair of candlesticks belonged to Mrs. Abraham Varick, daughter of General Floyd, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
36972
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salts (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1741/42
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 in. × 3 in. (4.4 × 7.6 cm)
Description:
One of a pair of wrought silver salts; shallow, bowl-shaped bodies curved to applied, flared gadrooned lips; three cabriole legs applied to each with trefoil junctures and molded pad feet; engraved on the side of each, "H. C. D. P." in script; De Peyster family crest engraved on the side of each, an armed dexter arm holding a spear or arrow in fess; maker's marks stamped on the bases.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine Augusta De Peyster
Object Number:
1911.53a
Marks:
engraved: on the side of each: "H. C. D. P." in script
engraved: on the side of each: De Peyster family crest, an armed dexter arm holding a spear or arrow in fess
stamped: on the base: "D. H" below a fluer-di-lis in gothic crpt, a lion passant, a crow
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1742
eMuseum Object ID:
36971
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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