Creamer
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1878
Medium:
Silver, copper, gold
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 10.2 x 10.2 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Wrought and seamed silver creamer in the Japanese style; square body flared out at the base; set on four curved trapezoidal feet; curved shoulder with a plain vertically applied rim; curved and tapered strap handle with a raised ridge along the center with punch work bell flowers, taper at base widens to a fish tail with a cut circle in the center; handle attaches at top with a split and curved flange; squat shield shaped spout; silver leaf and vine mounts with a dangling gourd wrap around the body with a silver dragonfly and copper and silver butter fly applied above and below; engraved " A. W. R." in block letters below a bishop's miter (unidentified family crest) on the front center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1982.60
Marks:
engraved: front center: "A. W. R. in block letters below a bishop's miter
stamped: on base: " TIFFANY & Co./ 5048 M7552/ STERLING SILVER/ -AND-/ OTHER METALS/ 711"
Gallery Label:
The design of this creamer is identical to the 1872 "Vine" flatware pattern made by Tiffany & Co. A similar piece is in the collection of the Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1878
eMuseum Object ID:
34622
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1878
Medium:
Silver, copper, ivory, jade
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 7 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. ( 13 x 19 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Seamed silver teapot in the Japanese style; squat, square body with slightly curved sides; silver, gold and copper mounts; a vine with leaves meanders around the pot with a copper gourd hanging from it, with a gold butterfly, a copper and gold dragonfly and a copper butterfly applied below; square, hinged lid with a silver leaf mount and a copper beetle; carved, split peach jade finial; silver loop handle with ivory insulators; wide cast flange handle sockets; straight tapered spout with a scrolled bracket between the body and upper spout seam; four curved trapezoidal feet; handle engraved with a bishops miter (unidentified family crest,) and the initials, "A. W. R." in block letters; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1982.59
Marks:
engraved: on handle: "A. W. R." in block letters below a bishop's miter
stamped: on base: "TIFFANY & Co./ 5048 M 892/ STERLING SILVER/ -AND-/ OTHER METALS/ 741"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1878
eMuseum Object ID:
34619
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creamer
Classification:
Date:
1901
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 14 x 13.3 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Cast, electroplated silver creamer; helmet-shaped body with a high, extended pouring lip, low sides and back; applied beaded band around the rim; lower body gadrooned and seated on a oval stepped foot; gadrooning around the upper step; vertically applied beaded footring; squared strap handle tapers to a point at the bottom; engraved, "C G T" in bright-cut floral script; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Probably Purchase from the Estate of Charles G. Thompson
Object Number:
Z.2088
Marks:
engraved: center: "C G T" in bright-cut floral script
stamped: on base: "GORHAM/ ELECTRO PLATE" around an anchor in a shield above, "01170/ 1 PINT"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1901
eMuseum Object ID:
34611
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creamer
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 5 x 2 3/8 in. ( 7.9 x 12.7 x 6 cm )
Description:
Cast, electroplated silver creamer; oval body with straight sides; applied reed bands around the base and rim; applied, extended tiangular spout; cast and applied, s-scroll handle with an oval thumbpiece; engraved, "Dean Richmond" in script; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.798
Marks:
engraved: center: "Dean Richmond" in script
stamped: on base: "PAIRPOINT MFCCO * NEW BEDFORD MASS" in a circle around "QUADRUPLE * PLATE" in a circle around a dimond with "P/M" in the center
Gallery Label:
This creamer was made for the steamship "Dean Richmond" commissioned in 1865.
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
34609
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hot water pot
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 5 in. ( 15.9 x 9.5 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Cast electroplated silver hot water pot; pear-shaped body tapers to a narrow neck and flares to a high, extended pouring lip with an applied, beaded band around the edge; hinged lid conforms to the shape of the lip and is surmounted by a cast strawberry finial; body seated on a circular foot with a beaded band applied around the edge; s-scroll handle tapers at both ends; engraved floral scroll cartouche in the center surrounded by floral garlands; no maker's marks.
Object Number:
INV.14076
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
34608
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sugar bowl and creamer
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Part (creamer): 6 3/8 x 6 x 3 1/4 in. (16.2 x 15.2 x 8.3 cm)
Part (sugar bowl): 7 3/4 x 8 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. (19.7 x 21.3
Description:
Wrought silver sugar bowl with lid and creamer; oval, boat-shaped bodies with wide gadrooning around the lower bodies; seated on rectangular molded feet with vertically applied egg and dart footrings; chased and repousséd oak-leaf and acorn bands applied between the main bodies and the convex shoulder and pouring lip; vertically applied, vertically banded rims; cast, dog's head s-scroll handles attached to the upper and lower body with cast c-scroll joints; engraved, "A M K" in script on the front centers; maker's marks stamped on the bases.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1982.13ab
Marks:
engraved: front centers: "A M K" in script
stamped: on bases: "I. T." in a rectangle besides a leopard's head in an oval and a roman "P" in a square
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
34601
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sugar bowl with lid
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 8 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. ( 19.7 x 21.3 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver sugar bowl with lid; oval, boat-shaped body with wide gadrooning around the lower body; seated on a rectangular molded foot with a vertically applied egg and dart footring; chased and repousséd oak-leaf and acorn band applied between the main body and the convex shoulder; vertically applied vertically banded rim; rectangular lid, flat at the edges with a raised rectangular platform in the center surmounted by an acorn finial; two cast, dog's head s-scroll handles attached to the upper and lower body with cast c-scroll joints; engraved, "A M K" in script on the front center; maker's marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1982.13a.1-2
Marks:
engraved: front center: "A M K" in script
stamped: on base: "I. T." in a rectangle beside a leopard's head in an oval and a roman "P" in a square
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
34598
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spout strainer
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 4.1 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Cast and wrought silver spout strainer; caldron-shaped body with an all over repoussé chased floral design; circular perforations in the bottom of the bowl; semi-circular handle (or hanger) attached to each side with a teapot clip attached to its center; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Object Number:
1988.56
Marks:
stamped: on the base: "THEODORE B. STARR" over a winged "S" over "657"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
34591
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teakettle
Classification:
Date:
1907-1925
Medium:
Silver, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/8 x 8 7/8 x 6 in. ( 23.8 x 22.5 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver teakettle; oval body with concave flutes, two at each end; sides taper to a molded oval, stepped foot with two flutes at each end; concave shoulder raised to an applied rope band around the rim; oval lid, hinged at the side; flat at edges stepped in the center and raised to an oval, domed platform with an applied urn-shaped finial, cast in two vertical halves, applied to the top; s-curve spout with flutes on each side and a notched lip; three part bail handle with a wooden center between scrolled silver sections with banding around the wood ends; pivots on cast hinges, applied to the body on domed oval joints; two cylindrical pegs on each side of the body for resting on stand; engraved, "T H L" on the end opposite the spout; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Townsend Lawrence
Object Number:
INV.14165a
Marks:
engraved: on body opposite the spout: "T H L" in script
stamped: on base: "TIFFANY & Co../ 138 89 D . MAKERS 1812/ STERLING SILVER/ 925-100/ M/ 2 1/2 PINTS/ 3"
Gallery Label:
This tea kettle may have been a wedding gift for Townsend Lawrence (1870-1951) and Herminia Barnes (d. 1913), who were married on September 24, 1912. Lawrence, a member of the New York Stock Exchange, kept a country estate, Willow Bank, in Flushing.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
34590
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Burner
Classification:
Date:
1907-1925
Medium:
Silver, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 7.3 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Cast silver burner; round body on a plain vertically applied footring; wide convex shoulder band below stepped upper shoulder; round lid with three cylinders filled with cotton wicks, hinged cylindrical cap over wicks; angled silver handle attached to the hinge with an oval wood finial; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Townsend Lawrence
Object Number:
INV.14165c
Marks:
stamped: on base: "TIFFANY & Co../ 1889D MAKERS 1812/ STERLING SILVER/ 925-1000/ M/ 3"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
34588
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.















