Flask
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 16.5 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Cast and seamed silver hip flask; rectangular body with one straight side and one c-curved side; rounded edges, seamed down the sides; hinged, cylindrical screw cap with a flat circular finial; hammered surface.
Credit Line:
Samuel T. Shaw Collection, 1946
Object Number:
INV.14048
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
36143
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Hip flask
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900 - 1930
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 12.1 x 11.4 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Cast and seamed silver hip flask; c-shaped body with straight sides and rounded edges, seamed down the sides; hinged, cylindrical screw cap with a flat circular finial with inscribed lines around the edges; the front of the body engraved with stripes and an oval reserve with floral motifs on the top and bottom; reserve engraved, "E P K" in block letters at an angle; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edwin P. Kilroe
Object Number:
1944.360
Marks:
engraved: in the reserve: at an angle, "E P K" in block letters
stamped: on the base: "I. S Co./ Sterling/ 164-3/ 1/2 PINT" in script and roman letters around a bird with raised wings
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
36142
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Child's breakfast set
Classification:
Date:
1915
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Part (mug): 3 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 4 in. (8.6 x 6.7 x 10.2 cm)
Part (bowl): 5 x 3 in. (12.7 x 7.6 cm)
Part (saucer): 7 1/2 x
Description:
Cast and seamed silver child's breakfast set including a mug, bowl, saucer and spoon; each repoussé chased, except for the spoon, with bands depicting a parade of children playing musical instruments; the mug and bowl are engraved, "Eugene Hoffman Walker/ from/ Hoffman Nickerson/ March 28th 1915" in script; makers' marks on the bases.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Eugene Hoffman Walker
Object Number:
1997.4a-d
Marks:
engraved: front center of the mug and the base of the bowl: "Eugene Hoffman Walker/ from/ Hoffman Nickerson/ March 28th 1915" in script
engraved: on the underside of the spoon handle: "E H W" in script
stamped: on the base of the mug: "TIFFANY & Co./ 54
Gallery Label:
Silver breakfast sets were a popular christening gift during the early years of this century, and New York's Tiffany and Company catered heavily to this demand. Mr. Walker is a descendant of Samuel V. Hoffman, a major donor and past president of the Historical Society.
Provenance:
This silver set was presented to Eugene Walker by his godfather, Hoffman Nickerson. Mr. Walker was born in New York City in 1915 to John B. Walker and Mai Elmendorf Hackstaff.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1915
eMuseum Object ID:
36137
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Spurs
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1775
Medium:
Silver, leather
Dimensions:
each overall: 2 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 7 x 10.5 x 14 cm )
Description:
Silver arched-band spurs with a curved, octagonal goad fitted with a ball head with a steel spiked wheel inside; three rings on the band ends, attached to a circular button on one side and a buckle on the other; wide leather boot straps attach to the buckles and buttons; semi-circular stuffed leather pouches hang from the straps.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louis Phillippe de Luze
Object Number:
1923.42ab
Gallery Label:
These spurs belonged to Major General Phillip Schuyler (1733-1804) during the Revolutionary War. He was the great-great-grandfather of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
36113
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Saucer
Classification:
Date:
1915
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 19 cm )
Description:
Cast and seamed silver saucer from a child's breakfast service; flat, circular dish with raised sides; repoussé chase band depicting a parade of children playing musical instruments applied and reeded rim applied around the sides; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Eugene Hoffman Walker
Object Number:
1997.4c
Marks:
Retailer's marks: stamped on the base: "TIFFANY & Co/ 5472H MAKERS 17313/ STERLING SILVER/ 925-1000/ M"
Gallery Label:
Silver breakfast sets were a popular christening gift during the early years of this century, and New York's Tiffany and Company catered heavily to this demand. This silver set was presented to Eugene Walker by his godfather, Hoffman Nickerson. Mr. Walker was born in New York City in 1915 to John B. Walker and Mai Elmendorf Hackstaff.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1915
eMuseum Object ID:
36108
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Bowl
Classification:
Date:
1915
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 5 in. ( 7.6 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Cast and seamed silver bowl from a child's breakfast set; deep-bowl shaped body seated on a stepped and molded foot; repoussé chase band depicting a parade of children playing musical instruments applied below the reeded rim; engraved on the base, "Eugene Hoffman Walker/ from/ Hoffman Nickerson/ March 28th 1915" in script; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Eugene Hoffman Walker
Object Number:
1997.4b
Marks:
Inscriptions: engraved on the base: "Eugene Hoffman Walker/ from/ Hoffman Nickerson/ March 28th 1915" in script
Retailer's marks: stamped on the base: "TIFFANY & Co./ 5472H MAKERS 17313/ STERLING SILVER/ 925-1000/ M/ 1 1/4 PINTS"
Gallery Label:
Silver breakfast sets were a popular christening gift during the early years of this century, and New York's Tiffany and Company catered heavily to this demand. This silver set was presented to Eugene Walker by his godfather, Hoffman Nickerson. Mr. Walker was born in New York City in 1915 to John B. Walker and Mai Elmendorf Hackstaff.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1915
eMuseum Object ID:
36103
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Child's mug
Classification:
Date:
1915
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 4 in. ( 8.6 x 6.7 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Cast and seamed silver mug from a child's breakfast set; circular body with straight sides, seamed across from the handle; concave foot applied to the base; cast, loop handle applied to one side; repoussé chase band depicting a parade of children playing musical instruments applied below the reeded rim; engraved below the band, "Eugene Hoffman Walker/ from/ Hoffman Nickerson/ March 28th 1915" in script; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Eugene Hoffman Walker
Object Number:
1997.4a
Marks:
Inscriptions: engraved at lower front center: "Eugene Hoffman Walker/ from/ Hoffman Nickerson/ March 28th 1915" in script
Retailer's marks: stamped on the base: "TIFFANY & Co./ 5470H MAKERS 658/ STERLING SILVER/ 925-1000/ M"
Gallery Label:
Silver breakfast sets were a popular christening gift during the early years of this century, and New York's Tiffany and Company catered heavily to this demand. This silver set was presented to Eugene Walker by his godfather, Hoffman Nickerson. Mr. Walker was born in New York City in 1915 to John B. Walker and Mai Elmendorf Hackstaff.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1915
eMuseum Object ID:
36100
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Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1854
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 7 x 9 7/8 in. ( 33 x 17.8 x 25.1 cm )
Silver Weight: 40 oz (troy) 19 dwt (1274 g)
Description:
Wrought silver presentation pitcher; pear-shaped body on a circular molded foot; body has all over repoussé chased flowers and lily-pad-like leaves; neck flares to a scalloped rim and pouring lip in the shape of the leaves; cast, s-curve, vine handle with leaf joints; engraved on the center front, "Presented by/ The Board of Directors/ of the Seventh Ward Bank/ To their late President/ the Hon. John W. Lawrence/ 1854" in script; maker's mark on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Townsend Lawrence
Object Number:
INV.14152
Marks:
engraved: center front: "Presented by/ The Board of Directors/ of the Seventh Ward Bank/ To their late President/ the Hon. John W. Lawrence/ 1854" in script
stamped: on the base: "WOOD & HUGHES" in roman letters
Gallery Label:
On June 13, 1854, the board of directors of the Seventh Ward Bank elected a new president after its leader of seven years, John W. Lawrence (1800-1888), declined reelection. The board unanimously resolved to thank Lawrence "for his faithful and efficient services" as president and presented him with this pitcher as a token of its esteem. The Lawrence pitcher is noteworthy for a high degree of naturalistic detail in both form and decoration. The large-scale naturalistic ornament breaks free of the surface, and waterlily leaves form the vessel's lip and spout. The pitcher's handle is shaped as a branch, wrapped with the tendrils of a lily plant. All of the ornament, which is derived entirely from aquatic plant life, emanates from the foot of the pitcher and "grows" upward toward the opening. The use of plants that thrive in a watery habitat may have alluded to the fresh water the pitcher was intended to hold.
Provenance:
John Watson Lawrence (1800-1888), who married Mary King Bowne (1808-1874); to their son Walter B. Lawrence (1834-1912), who married Anna Townsend (1852-1902); to their son Townsend Lawrence (1871-1951), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1854
eMuseum Object ID:
36084
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Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1848
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 5 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 14.3 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Wrought and seamed silver pitcher; pear-shaped body, seamed beneath the handle, on a circular foot with an applied, die-rolled acanthus footring; neck flares to the rim, low on the sides, with a wide pouring lip; die-rolled acanthus and dart band applied around the outside of the rim; double-scroll handle, cast in vertical halves, partially covered with acanthus decoration; engraved band of grape leaves below the rim and three engraved cartouches on the sides, left and right of the handle depict Asian landscapes, the front center engraved, "C P December 1st/ 1917 H H C J/ R. W. S. Pierson/ to R W S/ from J. & C. J. P./ and MM/ Oct. 1887." in script; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Object Number:
INV.322
Marks:
engraved: front center: "C P December 1st/ 1917 H H C J/ R. W. S. Pierson/ to R W S/ from J. & C. J. P./ and MM/ Oct. 1887." in script
stamped: on the base: "G. & H." in a rectangle over, an oval "G/ &/ H" and diamond, "1/48/8"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1848
eMuseum Object ID:
36083
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Cann
Classification:
Date:
1737/38
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 5 in. ( 11.7 x 9.2 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver cann; baluster shaped body with a flared lip, seated on a stepped and molded foot; double-scroll handle with a small drop below the upper juncture, a circular joint for the lower and a scroll terminal; engraved on the base, "R/ I E" in block letters; maker's marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas K. Gale
Object Number:
1932.107
Marks:
Inscriptions: engraved on bottom: "R/ I E" in block letters
Maker's marks: stamped on bottom: "I * S" in roman letters in a beaded oval, a crowned leopard's head in a shield, a lion passant in a rectangle, "b" in a shield
Gallery Label:
This cann belonged to the Harsen family of Harsenville, NY.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1738
eMuseum Object ID:
36070
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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