Sugar bowl with lid
Classification:
Date:
1795-1797
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. ( 16.2 x 19 x 10.2 cm )
Silver Weight: 12 oz (troy) 16 dwt (398 g)
Description:
Seamed silver sugar bowl; seamed body, oval in plan, convex sides, die-rolled decorative band inset between the main body and the concave upper body with a plain rim; engraved foliate band, below the die-rolled band; applied, oval footring with a die-rolled decorative band; raised lid, oval in plan, flat at rim with a decorative die-rolled band, rising in the center to an applied domed platform surmounted by a cast urn finial; two, applied squared strap handles; garlanded reserves on both sides with the Beekman family crest, a shield with a wavy bend between two roses, and a bird's head in upper right, surmounted with two wings addorsed, in one and the bright-cut initials, "M B" in the other; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine Augusta De Peyster
Object Number:
1911.37bc
Marks:
engraved: in reserve on one side: "M B" in bright-cut script
engraved: in reserve on opposite side: Beekman family crest: shield with wavy bend between two roses, bird's head in upper right, surmounted with two wings addorsed
Mark: stamped on base: "W.
Gallery Label:
This sugar bowl is part of a four-piece tea set was retailed by William Garret Forbes, a prolific silversmith active from 1773 to 1809. In addition to Forbes's name clearly stamped on the underside of the vessels, three of the four pieces bear additional marks of a wheat sheaf and an eagle's head, which indicate the work of Teunis D. DuBois and Joseph DuBois, respectively. The brothers became partners in June 1795 and produced silver both for their own customers and for retailers. Surviving account books kept by Teunis confirm that he maintained a thriving business on his own after 1797 providing New York City silversmiths, jewelers, and merchants with a steady supply of wares for stock. This tea set belonged to Mary Elizabeth Goad Bedlow and John Beekman, who married in 1792. Each piece is engraved with Mary's initials on one side and the Beekman family arms on the other, representing an alliance of the two families.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1797
eMuseum Object ID:
34122
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Silver, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 12 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 31.8 x 14 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver teapot; oval in plan with gadrooning around the lower body; upper body flares to chased and repousséd decorative band of scallops and flowers; convex stepped shoulder with applied, vertical die-rolled foliate band around the rim; on an oval stepped base with die-rolled, applied foliate band around the vertical footring; hinged lid oval in plan, flat at edges and raised to oval dome with elaborate cast finial in the shape of a floral bouquet; c-curve hollow handle, made in vertical halves, circular in section, swelling towards a crimped center, with bulbous thumbpieces; handle sockets create a single upper terminal and a double lower terminal; ivory insulators; plain, curved spout with a notched lip, seamed up the back; bright-cut engraved, "H" (for Hendricks) in the front center; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1986.13
Marks:
Mark: stamped on base: pseudo hallmarks, "8" in an oval, crowned lion passant in an oval, crowned leopard's head in a shield
engraved: on front: "H" in bright-cut script
Gallery Label:
Descended in the Hendricks family of New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
34118
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Tea service
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Silver, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 12 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (25.4 x 31.8 x 14 cm)
Description:
Wrought silver tea service consisting of a teapot, creamer and sugar bowl with lid; oval in plan with gadrooning around the lower bodies; upper body flares to chased and repousséd decorative bands of scallops and flowers; convex stepped shoulders with applied, vertical die-rolled foliate bands around the rims; on oval stepped bases with die-rolled, applied foliate bands around the vertical footrings; lid oval in plan, flat at edges and raised to oval domes with elaborate cast finials in the shape of floral bouquets; bright-cut engraved, "H" (for Hendricks) in the front centers; maker's marks on the bases.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1986.13-15ab
Marks:
Inscription: engraved on fronts: "H" in bright-cut script
Gallery Label:
This tea service descended through the Hendricks family of New York.
Provenance:
Purchased by S. J. Shrubsole for N-YHS from Doyle's Auction Gallery, December 3, 1986, lot 493 ($1,980).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
34113
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Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 13.3 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Cast silver souvenir spoon with view of Yosemite Valley, California, on inside of oval bowl; handle with images of wildlife and waterfall on obverse, and flag and shield on reverse; stamped maker's mark on back of shoulder.
Object Number:
INV.13974
Marks:
in relief: on inside of bowl: "YOSEMITE FALLS / 2600 FT / YOSEMITE VALLEY / CAL."
in relief: on obverse of handle: "YOSEMITE"
stamped: on reverse: "P[in heart]&[in heart]B[in heart] STERLING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
34112
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Kettle on stand with burner
Classification:
Date:
1896
Medium:
Silver, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. ( 29.8 x 24.8 x 18.1 cm )
Part (burner): 1 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (4.8 x 8.3 cm)
Part (
Description:
Cast silver kettle on stand with burner in the Georgian melon pattern; kettle (j.1) has round, squat body with a chased lobes decorated with a foliate scroll design; on applied, vertical band foot ring with horizontal bands and geometric punch-work; double hinge applied to the footring below the spout, and a single hinge applied on the opposite side; convex shoulders flared to scalloped rims with applied cast gadrooning; hinged, cast lid with a raised mushroom dome and chased, scrolled foliate design; lobed knob finial; simple, hinged silver bail handle seamed on the underside, c-scrolled handle legs with trapezoidal feet attached to cylindrical hinges with a silver bolt, ivory insulators; cast, curved spout with notched lip; applied, acanthus leaf pendent at lip; engraved, "A T M" in script on center front, and "November 10th 1897" in script on the base; makers' marks on base. Four legged kettle-stand (j.2); round punch-work footring from the kettle slides inside the stand with the hinges seated inside a triple hinge on the spout-side and a double hinge on the opposite side; scrolled bars applied to the bases of the stand-hinges form the seating for the kettle; cast trefoils are applied to the sides of the hinges, which are affixed to the four cast trefoil legs with paw feet; attached to legs on silver chains are two hinge-keys with flange heads and cylindrical bodies to slide through the hinges; lower section of each leg connects to the burner reservoir by c-scroll strapwork. Cast round burner (k.1) with band of chased foliate scroll design around the body; stepped cylindrical neck; tube through the center; round domed cover (k.2) with a pear-shaped finial.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Townsend M. McAlpin
Object Number:
1974.27j.1-2-k.1-2
Marks:
engraved: center front kettle: "A T M" in script
engraved: on base of kettle: "November 10th 1897" in script
Mark: stamped along bottom around periphery four times incuse: "HOWARD & CO."/ "NEW YORK"/"STERLING"/"1896"
Mark: stamped on burner bottom incu
Gallery Label:
This kettle on stand with burner was a wedding gift to the donor's parents, Alice Townsend Martin, whose initials are engraved on the service, and Benjamin Brandreth McAlpin, on November 10, 1897.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1896
eMuseum Object ID:
34108
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Sugar bowl with lid
Classification:
Date:
1853
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 9 x 7 3/4 in. (14.6 x 22.9 x 19.7 cm)
Silver Weight: 20 oz (troy) 6.4 dwt (632 g)
Description:
Wrought Victorian rococo silver sugar bowl with lid; six-sided inverted pear-shaped body on a molded six-sided scalloped foot; long upper body flares slightly, to a scalloped rim with cast-applied c-scrolls and six decorative cast pendants at each drop; chased and repousséd floral, scroll and acanthus decoration divides the six sides and runs along the first curve of the lower body; engraved cartouches in each section are filled with diamond patterns on the sides, a blank reserve on the back, and a reserve with the initials, "Z M" in gothic script on the front; foot decorated with chased and repousséd floral and scroll decoration; round lid, flat at the edges, raised to a flat dome in the center; dome engraved with six empty cartouches; cast floral finial; two cast scroll handles with applied acanthus leaf thumbpieces; handles only attach body at their bases; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Adelaide Mills
Object Number:
1932.87de
Marks:
Inscription: engraved at front cartouche: "Z M"
Mark: stamped on base: "W. ADAMS" in a barbed rectangle over "NEW-YORK" in a barbed rectangle
Gallery Label:
This sugarbowl is part of a tea and coffee service presented to Zophar Mills upon his retirement as President of the New York City Fire Department. Mills was a celebrated firefighter whose company was credited with halting the Great Fire of 1835 at Wall Street, preventing destruction of the northern part of the city. Most of the pieces in this service appear to be off-the-shelf forms, personalized with Mills's engraved initials. The tray, however, is engraved with vignettes and allegorical scenes that relate to Mills's career and achievements.
Provenance:
Zophar Mills (1809-1887), who married Eliza Phillips (ca. 1815-1902); to their daughter Dr. Adelaide Mills (b. 1852), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
34100
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Coffeepot
Classification:
Date:
1853
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 12 x 10 1/4 in. (16.5 x 30.5 x 26 cm)
Silver Weight: 40 oz (troy) 4.4 dwt (1251 g)
Description:
Wrought Victorian rococo silver coffeepot; six-sided inverted pear-shaped body on a molded six-sided scalloped foot; long upper body flares slightly, to a scalloped rim with cast-applied c-scrolls and six decorative cast pendants at each drop; chased and repousséd floral, scroll and acanthus decoration divides the six sides and runs along the first curve of the lower body; engraved cartouches in each section are filled with diamond patterns on the sides, a blank reserve on the back, and a reserve with the initials, "Z M" in gothic script on the front; foot decorated with chased and repousséd floral and scroll decoration; hinged, round lid, flat at the edges, raised to a flat dome in the center; dome engraved with six empty cartouches; cast floral finial; cast scroll handle with an applied acanthus leaf thumbpiece; terminuses of the scroll form the handle sockets which are fitted with ivory insulators; cast spout with a notched lip, covered in acanthus leaf decoration; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Adelaide Mills
Object Number:
1932.87b
Marks:
Inscription: engraved at front cartouche: "Z M"
Mark: stamped on base: "W. ADAMS" in a barbed rectangle over "NEW-YORK" in a barbed rectangle
Gallery Label:
This coffeepot is part of a tea and coffee service presented to Zophar Mills upon his retirement as President of the New York City Fire Department. Mills was a celebrated firefighter whose company was credited with halting the Great Fire of 1835 at Wall Street, preventing destruction of the northern part of the city. Most of the pieces in this service appear to be off-the-shelf forms, personalized with Mills's engraved initials. The tray, however, is engraved with vignettes and allegorical scenes that relate to Mills's career and achievements.
Provenance:
Zophar Mills (1809-1887), who married Eliza Phillips (ca. 1815-1902); to their daughter Dr. Adelaide Mills (b. 1852), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
34099
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Waste bowl
Classification:
Date:
1853
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 6 in. (14.6 x 15.2 cm)
Silver Weight: 14 oz (troy) -0.3 dwt (435 g)
Description:
Wrought Victorian rococo silver waste bowl with lid; six-sided inverted pear-shaped body on a molded six-sided scalloped foot; upper body flares slightly, to a scalloped rim with cast-applied c-scrolls and six decorative cast pendants at each drop; chased and repousséd floral, scroll and acanthus decoration divides the six sides and runs along the first curve of the lower body; engraved cartouches in each section are filled with diamond patterns on the sides, a blank reserve on the back, and a reserve with the initials, "Z M" in gothic script on the front; foot decorated with chased and repousséd floral and scroll decoration; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Adelaide Mills
Object Number:
1932.87g
Marks:
Mark: stamped on base: "J. H. JOHNSTON/ STERLING"
Inscription: engraved at front cartouche: "Z M"
Gallery Label:
This waste bowl is part of a tea and coffee service presented to Zophar Mills upon his retirement as President of the New York City Fire Department. Mills was a celebrated firefighter whose company was credited with halting the Great Fire of 1835 at Wall Street, preventing destruction of the northern part of the city. Most of the pieces in this service appear to be off-the-shelf forms, personalized with Mills's engraved initials. The tray, however, is engraved with vignettes and allegorical scenes that relate to Mills's career and achievements.
Provenance:
Zophar Mills (1809-1887), who married Eliza Phillips (ca. 1815-1902); to their daughter Dr. Adelaide Mills (b. 1852), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1853
eMuseum Object ID:
34098
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tea service (4 pc.)
Classification:
Date:
1795-1797
Medium:
Silver, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 13 x 5 in. (19.7 x 33 x 12.7 cm)
Description:
Silver tea service consisting of a teapot, sugar bowl with lid, creamer and waste bowl; seamed bodies, oval in plan, with convex sides, die-rolled decorative bands inset between main bodies and concave upper bodies with plain rims; engraved foliate bands, below the die-rolled bands; applied, oval footrings with die-rolled decorative bands; raised lids, oval in plan, flat at rims with decorative die-rolled bands, rising in centers to applied domed platforms surmounted by cast urn finials; wooden loop handle on the teapot, silver squared strap handles on the creamer and sugar bowl; garlanded reserves on both sides of each with the Beekman family crest, a shield with a wavy bend between two roses, and a bird's head in upper right, surmounted with two wings addorsed, in one and the bright-cut initials, "M B" in the other; maker's mark stamped on the bases.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine Augusta De Peyster
Object Number:
1911.37a-e
Marks:
engraved: in reserves on one side: "M B" in bright-cut script
Engraving: in reserves on opposite side: Beekman family crest: shield with wavy bend between two roses, bird's head in upper right, surmounted with two wings addorsed
stamped: on bases: "W. G
Gallery Label:
This four-piece tea set was retailed by William Garret Forbes, a prolific silversmith active from 1773 to 1809. In addition to Forbes's name clearly stamped on the underside of the vessels, three of the four pieces bear additional marks of a wheat sheaf and an eagle's head, which indicate the work of Teunis D. DuBois and Joseph DuBois, respectively. The brothers became partners in June 1795 and produced silver both for their own customers and for retailers. Surviving account books kept by Teunis confirm that he maintained a thriving business on his own after 1797 providing New York City silversmiths, jewelers, and merchants with a steady supply of wares for stock. This tea set belonged to Mary Elizabeth Goad Bedlow and John Beekman, who married in 1792. Each piece is engraved with Mary's initials on one side and the Beekman family arms on the other, representing an alliance of the two families.
Provenance:
Mary Elizabeth Good Bedlow (1771-1845), who married John Beekman (1768-1843); to their daughter Mary Beekman (1800-1885), who married William Axtell De Peyster (1793-1856); to their daughter Catherine Augusta De Peyster (1835-1911), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1797
eMuseum Object ID:
34094
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot
Classification:
Date:
1795-1797
Medium:
Silver, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 13 x 5 in. ( 19.7 x 33 x 12.7 cm )
Silver Weight with wood: 22 oz (troy) 2 dwt (687 g)
Description:
Silver teapot; seamed body, oval in plan, convex sides, die-rolled decorative band inset between the main body and the concave upper body with a plain rim; engraved foliate band, below the die-rolled band; applied, oval footring with a die-rolled decorative band; raised, hinged lid, oval in plan, flat at rim with a decorative die-rolled band, rising in the center to an applied domed platform surmounted by a cast urn finial; angled handle sockets, round in section, fitted with a wooden loop handle; curved and tapered spout with a notched lip; garlanded reserves on both sides with the Beekman family crest, a shield with a wavy bend between two roses, and a bird's head in upper right, surmounted with two wings addorsed, in one and the bright-cut initials, "M B" in the other; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine Augusta De Peyster
Object Number:
1911.37a
Marks:
engraved: in reserve on one side: "M B" in bright-cut script
engraved: in reserve on opposite side: Beekman family crest: shield with wavy bend between two roses, bird's head in upper right, surmounted with two wings addorsed
Mark: stamped on base: "W.
Gallery Label:
This teapot is part of a four-piece tea set was retailed by William Garret Forbes, a prolific silversmith active from 1773 to 1809. In addition to Forbes's name clearly stamped on the underside of the vessels, three of the four pieces bear additional marks of a wheat sheaf and an eagle's head, which indicate the work of Teunis D. DuBois and Joseph DuBois, respectively. The brothers became partners in June 1795 and produced silver both for their own customers and for retailers. Surviving account books kept by Teunis confirm that he maintained a thriving business on his own after 1797 providing New York City silversmiths, jewelers, and merchants with a steady supply of wares for stock. This tea set belonged to Mary Elizabeth Goad Bedlow and John Beekman, who married in 1792. Each piece is engraved with Mary's initials on one side and the Beekman family arms on the other, representing an alliance of the two families.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1797
eMuseum Object ID:
34093
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





















