Toddy kettle

Classification: 
Date: 
1862
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 6 3/8 in. ( 21 x 18.4 x 16.2 cm ) Silver Weight with ivory: 33 oz (troy) 4 dwt (1032 g)
Description: 
Seamed silver yachting trophy in the form of a teakettle-on-stand in the Classical Revival style; short and wide ovoid body with a wide applied band in the medallion pattern around the center; on a molded pedestal base with a die-rolled band of hearts and beading and a reeded footring; hinged, molded and raised lid with an applied, die-rolled heart and beaded band around the lip flaring to a stepped platform; center of platform raised to a small, round, low dome with a heart and beaded band; surmounted by a ball finial with a beaded ring around the center, seated on a beaded pedestal; silver bail handle, square in section, with ivory insulators, hinged on the top of the body; handle sockets have oval medallions with bearded male profiles; short, cast spout with a triangular body joint over the top of the body and an oval joint over the center band; oval medallion with the profile of a man set in the center of the oval joint; footring of the kettle hinged in the front to a ring stand, with a removable pin chained to one leg; four cast legs with applied, cast female heads with pitchforks run through, over incurved hairy, cleft hoof feet; burner ring attached below the stand to the feet; engraved on the upper body, "N. Y. YACHT CLUB, ANNUAL REGATTA./ 1862./ YACHT MALLORY, SLOOP 2D..CLASS."; makers' marks on the base of the kettle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. W. H. Crossman
Object Number: 
1941.265
Marks: 
engraved: upper body: "N. Y. YACHT CLUB, ANNUAL REGATTA./ 1862./ YACHT MALLORY, SLOOP 2D..CLASS." stamped: base of kettle: "TIFFANY & CO" in a banner above"1163" over "ENGLISH STERLING/ 925-1000" in a conforming rectangle between to "M" in ovals in gothi
Gallery Label: 
This toddy kettle was presented to James T. Bache (1800-1862) at the New York Yacht Club's (NYYC) 1862 Regatta after his yacht Mallory won the division for second-class sloops. With its built-in burner, the kettle was convenient for yachtsmen. Its function is confirmed not only by newspaper descriptions of regatta prizes, but also by Tiffany & Co.'s records. The pattern number 1163 stamped on the underside of the kettle corresponds with a "toddy kettle" in the Regular Pattern Book and is listed along with a group of objects designated as "Yacht prizes 1861 June Regatta." The kettle has classical design elements augmented with nautical highlights, including inverted tridents on the stand and a "helm" finial.
Provenance: 
James Theophylact Bache (1800-1862), who married Rosabella Trueman (1811-1875); to their daughter Charlotte Barclay Bache (1833-1884), who married William Henry Crossman (1831-1894); to their son William Henry Crossman (1864-1907), who married Effie Underhill (b. 1870); to their son William H. Crossman (1896-1952), the donor.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1862
eMuseum Object ID: 
34555
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Teapot

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1830
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 10 7/8 x 11 3/8 x 5 in. ( 27.6 x 28.9 x 12.7 cm )
Description: 
Wrought silver teapot, oval, boat-shaped body on an applied oval stepped pedestal with a vertically applied die-rolled foliate scroll band around the base and a die-rolled floral and acorn band around the top where it joins the body; four paw feet applied to the pedestal; concave shoulder with an applied die-rolled foliate scroll band below and a convex band above; vertically applied, die-rolled foliate scroll band around the rim; hinged, concave lid raised to a flat oval dome in the center covered with chased acanthus leaves; hollow cast acanthus and egg finial; cast, s-curve spout with a notched lip and applied oval pendant; cast silver c-curve handle; rectangular, vertical upper handle socket and scrolled lower socket are fitted with wooden insulators; engraved, "T C V W" in script on the center front; maker's marks on base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss Louise Maunsell Field & Mrs. E. Kennett Drisler
Object Number: 
1956.187
Marks: 
engraved: center front: "T C V W" stamped: on base: "G. EOFF" in rectangle twice
Gallery Label: 
This teapot belonged toTeunis and Catherine Van Winkle, the great-great grandparents of the donors.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1830
eMuseum Object ID: 
34551
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Teapot

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1800
Medium: 
Silver, wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 5/8 x 12 x 4 3/8 in. ( 16.8 x 30.5 x 11.1 cm )
Description: 
Wrought and seamed silver teapot; oval body tapering toward the base; body has four convex flutes, two on each side; concave shoulder raised to a flat top; hinged, inset oval lid, raised to a oval dome with a cast urn finial screwed through the center; seamed s-curve spout with a scalloped lip; cylindrical handle sockets with two plain bands engraved around each fitted to a wooden c-scroll handle; lid engraved around the edge with a band of shells and two bands of dots; shoulder engraved with a waved band and foliate motifs at the tops of the flutes; bright-cut foliate band below the shoulder and above the base; shield reserves on each side draped with swags; maker's mark on the base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Constance Schermerhorn Skillin
Object Number: 
1937.191
Marks: 
Mark: stamped on base: "WISHART" in a rectangle Engraving: elaborately engraved with detailed, deep version of center-front and center-back bright-cut shiled framed with beading, fleur de lis, and surrounded by mantling of swags, drapery, ribbons, and ta
Gallery Label: 
Belonged to David Grim (1737-1826).
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1800
eMuseum Object ID: 
34546
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Creamer

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1830
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 14 x 12.1 x 7.9 cm )
Description: 
Wrought silver creamer; circular body with a convex band below an applied concave shoulder and flared, extended pouring rim, low at the sides, high at the back; applied, rope molding band around the rim; seated on a circular stepped foot; cast, s-scroll handle with serrated thumbpiece; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. Goodhue Livingston
Object Number: 
1951.297
Marks: 
stamped: on base: "E. LOWNES" in a rectangle
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1830
eMuseum Object ID: 
34538
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Sugar bowl and creamer

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1810
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Part (creamer): 5 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. (14.6 x 12.1 x 6.7 cm) Part (sugar bowl): 6 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 4 in. (17.1 x 16.5
Description: 
Wrought and seamed silver sugar bowl and creamer; oval, boat-shaped bodies on flared footrings with wheel turned decoration; convex, foliate engraved bands inset between the main bodies and the concave upper bodies with plain rims and die-rolled decorative band below; cast scroll handles with pendent hinged rings on the sugar bowl; cast strap handle on the creamer; oval reserves surrounded by engraved garlands on both sides of the bodies; forward reserves engraved, "I C" in script; maker's marks on the bases.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Mrs. Edwin Blake
Object Number: 
1970.5ab
Marks: 
engraved: in the forward reserves: "I C" in script stamped: on bases: "W. G. Forbes" in a rectangle, in script
Gallery Label: 
This sugar bowl and creamer was presented to Commodore Isaac Chauncey (1772-1840), who was the commander of naval forces on Lakes Erie and Ontario during the War of 1812 and later was appointed Commandant of the New York Navy Yard (1825-1832).
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1810
eMuseum Object ID: 
34532
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Creamer

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1810
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 14.6 x 12.1 x 6.7 cm )
Description: 
Wrought and seamed creamer; oval, boat-shaped body on a flared footring with wheel turned decoration; convex, foliate engraved band inset between main body and the incurved upper body with a die-rolled decorative band below; raised plain, extended pouring lip, low at the sides and the back; high strap handle tapered toward the base with grooves along the edges; oval reserves surrounded by engraved garlands on both sides of the body; forward reserve engraved, "I C" in script; maker's mark on base.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Mrs. Edwin Blake
Object Number: 
1970.5b
Marks: 
engraved: in the forward reserve: "I C" in script stamped: on base: "W. G. Forbes" in a rectangle, in script
Gallery Label: 
This creamer was presented to Commodore Isaac Chauncey (1772-1840), who was the commander of naval forces on Lakes Erie and Ontario during the War of 1812 and later was appointed Commandant of the New York Navy Yard (1825-1832).
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1810
eMuseum Object ID: 
34531
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Sugar bowl with lid

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1810
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 4 in. ( 17.1 x 16.5 x 10.2 cm )
Description: 
Wrought and seamed silver sugar bowl with lid; oval, boat-shaped body on a flared footring with wheel turned decoration; convex, foliate engraved band inset between main body and the concave upper body with a plain rim and a die-rolled decorative band below; two cast scroll handles with pendent hinged rings; raised lid, oval in plan, flat at the rim, rising in the center to a domed platform surmounted by a cast urn finial; bright-cut dart and wheel turned border on the flat edge of the lid; oval reserves surrounded by engraved garlands on both sides of the body; forward reserve engraved, "I C" in script; maker's mark on base.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Mrs. Edwin Blake
Object Number: 
1970.5a.1-2
Marks: 
engraved: in the forward reserve: "I C" in script stamped: on base: "W. G. Forbes" in a rectangle, in script
Gallery Label: 
This sugar bowl was presented to Commodore Isaac Chauncey (1772-1840), who was the commander of naval forces on Lakes Erie and Ontario during the War of 1812 and later was appointed Commandant of the New York Navy Yard (1825-1832).
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1810
eMuseum Object ID: 
34525
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Teapot

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1791
Medium: 
Silver, wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 7/8 x 11 1/8 x 4 in. ( 17.5 x 28.3 x 10.2 cm ) Silver Weight with wood: 19 oz (troy) 1 dwt (593 g)
Description: 
Seamed silver teapot; octagonal body with straight sides seamed under the handle; cast, applied, beaded base band and shoulder band; slightly angled flat shoulder and top; hinged, inset, octagonal lid incurved to an applied beaded band and a small raised oval dome with a cast pineapple finial screwed through the center; bands of bright-cut circles and floral motifs above the base and below the shoulder; waved band engraved along the edges of the flat top and around the oval dome of the lid; engraved circles in two rows around the flat top; straight, seamed and tapered spout with bright-cut bell flower motifs on each side; cylindrical handle sockets fitted with a wooden c-scroll handle; bright-cut shield reserves surrounded by floral garlands on the two large sides of the teapot, one engraved with the initials "E C" in bright-cut script, the other blank; bright cut ovals suspended from bow knots in the small panels on either side of the larger panels; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Sr.; Collection of Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr.
Object Number: 
1950.357
Marks: 
engraved: in shield reserve: "E C" stamped: on base: "V V. & S." in a rectangle besides an eagle with a shield over its breast in a diamond
Gallery Label: 
The two crisp marks struck on the underside of this teapot are identified with the New York City partnership of Daniel Van Voorhis and Garret Schanck. The additional four faint notches, however, are traces of hallmarks that indicate the teapot was made in England, probably for the lucrative American export market. Together, the marks offer a fascinating example of the intricate chains of exchange that propelled the transatlantic luxury trade in the United States during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Quantitative alloy analysis confirms that the teapot was made from a sterling silver alloy consistent with English manufacture prior to 1850.
Provenance: 
Possible descent: Matthew Clarkson (1758-1825), who married (2nd) Sarah (Sally) Cornell (1762-1803); possibly through family of their daughter Susan Maria (1800-1823), who married James Ferguson De Peyster (1794-1874); purchased in 1947 by Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. (1899-1949), from James Graham & Sons, Inc., New York; to his mother, Mrs. Waldron (Rey Hutchings) Phoenix Belknap, Sr. (1874-1959).
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1791
eMuseum Object ID: 
34513
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Teapot

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1790-1800
Medium: 
Silver, wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. ( 14.6 x 27.3 x 11.7 cm )
Description: 
Seamed silver teapot; oval body with straight sides seamed under the handle; applied, cast beaded and reeded base-band and a beaded band at the shoulder; bands of bright-cut foliate and bell flower decorations around the base and below the shoulder; applied, concave shoulder and flat top with a flat, inset, hinged oval lid with a pineapple and leaf finial screwed through the center; bright-cut foliate and bell flower bands around the edge of the shoulder and the edge of the lid; applied, cast bead band around the lip; engraved floral motifs over the hinge and around the edge of the lid; straight seamed and tapered spout with bright-cut decoration on each side and a band of bright-cut circles around the lip; handle sockets cylindrical in section with bright-cut circle bands around the edges and fitted with a wooden c-scroll handle; a bright-cut oval and garlands are suspended from bow knots on each side; the oval left of the handle is engraved with the initials, "A B" in bright-cut script; a bright cut strawberry dangles from a bow knot on the reverse; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Sr.; The Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. Collection
Object Number: 
1950.339
Marks: 
engraved: in oval: "A B" stamped: on base: "BRASHER" in a rectangle over "N-YORK" in a rectangle
Provenance: 
Purchased from the dealer Robert Ensko of New York by Waldron Phoenix Belknap in 1946.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1800
eMuseum Object ID: 
34510
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Creamer

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1820
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 7 in. ( 16.2 x 10.8 x 17.8 cm )
Description: 
Wrought silver creamer; globular body narrows to three wide hoops, below a high, wide extended pouring lip; gadrooned band with four scallop motifs applied around the rim; seated on a round stepped pedestal with a waved skirt and four applied, cast scroll and paw feet; wide, flat scroll handle tapering to a point at the bottom; acanthus thumbpiece; engraved, "A R C" on the center front in bright-cut script; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number: 
INV.14481
Marks: 
engraved: center front: "A R C" in bright-cut script stamped: on base: twice, "Stodder & Frobisher" in a rectangle
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1825
eMuseum Object ID: 
34507
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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