Cruet stand
Classification:
Date:
1896-1926
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 26 x 19 x 7 cm )
Description:
Cast silver plated cruet stand; rectangular base with rounded ends applied to four cast pad feet; two square framed with foliate scroll bands around the outer edges applied to hour-glass shaped supports at the ends and a plate in between; cylindrical stem through the center with a lobed ball handle socket fitted with a strap handle; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the base.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.848
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the base: "REED & BARTON/ SILVER SOLDERED/ 373/ 2/ STR. ADIRONDACK"
Gallery Label:
This cruet stand was used on the steamer "Adirondack" from 1896 to 1926.
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1926
eMuseum Object ID:
33996
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Tea service (5 pc.)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Silver, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 13 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (26.7 x 33.7 x 19.1 cm)
Description:
Wrought silver tea service consisting of a teapot, sugar bowl with lid, creamer and waste bowl; gadrooned, inverted pear-shaped bodies with chased acanthus leaves in each lobe of the lower bodies, and chased floral cartouches on the front and back of the upper bodies; on round, molded feet with bands of chased and repousséd flowers and leaves, applied vertical footrings with a die-rolled bead and floral design; joined to the bodies by round egg and dart pedestals; applied, cast concave shoulders with cast acanthus bands below and applied flat-ring necks above; applied vertical rims with a die-rolled bead and floral design; circular lids, flat at the edges with round gadrooned domes in the centers, cover with chased and repousséd flowers; cast, fruit basket finials; scroll handles partly covered with acanthus leaves and flowers; "G" engraved in script in the front cartouches; maker's marks stamped on the bases.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary MacKaye Greenwood
Object Number:
1969.10a-d
Marks:
Inscription: engraved in front cartouches: "G" in script
Mark: stamped on all bases: "W. G" in rectangle over an eagle in a circle and and unidentified hallmark in an ellipse
Gallery Label:
This raised and chased tea service with a related hot water urn is an example of the many variations of sets available to wealthy Americans during the 1830s and 1840s and illustrates the ways in which families augmented (or disassembled) them over time. The assembled service belonged to Dr. Isaac John Greenwood (1795-1865), a prominent New York City physician and dentist. Greenwood was the son of Dr. John Greenwood (1760-1819), a Revolutionary War veteran who arrived in New York in about 1785, and by 1789 had earned the distinction of becoming George Washington's dentist. Isaac Greenwood may have acquired the tea service around 1832, following his marriage to his second wife, Mary McKay (1815-1899). The couple probably had the hot water urn made later to match the set.
Provenance:
Isaac John Greenwood (1795-1865), who married (2nd) Mary McKay (1815-1899); to their son Isaac John Greenwood, Jr. (1833-1911), who married Mary Agnes Rudd (1847-1890); to their daughter Mary MacKaye Greenwood (1871-1968), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
33994
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Beaker
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. ( 9.5 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver beaker; circular body with curving sides; plain, applied rim; applied, molded, gadrooned base band; bright-cut, scrolled foliate band around the upper body; maker's mark on the base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Sr.
Object Number:
1960.65
Marks:
Maker's mark: stamped on base: "CHURCHILL" in roman letters in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
33993
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Beaker
Classification:
Date:
1795-1797
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 3 in. ( 9.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver beaker; raised cylindrical body with a slightly flared lip; applied, molded baseband; oval reserve on the front center suspended from a bow-knot and floral garlands; reserve engraved, "A & O/ 1835" in bright-cut script; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1972.9
Marks:
Inscription: Bright-cut engraved reserve located at center-front of body, and includes foliate script initials "A.E.O./1825." surrounded by bright-cut engraved scalloped oval frame hanging from bright-cut engraved ribbons and pendant with bright-engraved
Gallery Label:
This beaker was once in the collection of Philip H. Hammerslough. In his catalog, he misattributes the mark to John and Tunis Denise. Based on the secondary mark, a bird's head in an ellipse, the beaker was made by Joseph and Teunis Dubois. The bird's head mark is found on many of Joseph Dubois' other works, including a coffeepot (1937.188), and a tea service (1911.37a-e) in the Society's collection.
Provenance:
Philip H. Hammerslough
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1797
eMuseum Object ID:
33992
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Creamer
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1829
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 4 7/8 in. ( 21 x 17.1 x 12.4 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver creamer; plain, inverted pear-shaped body on a high molded circular foot, applied to the body on a circular pedestal; applied, stepped shoulder, incurved neck and a wide, extended pouring lip; plain, applied rim; plain, scrolled handle, cast in two halves and seamed; engraved, "M A K" in script on the front of the body; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Hugh Willard
Object Number:
1936.417
Marks:
engraved: front of body: "M A K" in script
stamped: on base: "B. GARDINER" in a barbed curved banner over "NEW. YORK" in a barbed curved banner
Gallery Label:
This creamer belonged to Morris Ketchum (1796-1880), the great-grandfather of the donor. He married three times. He married his first wife, Catherine Burr on July 22, 1819. His second wife, Angeline Burr, daughter of Silas and Charity Banks Burr, died prior to May 10, 1837, when he married for the third time.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
33990
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Sugar bowl with lid
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1829
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. ( 23.5 x 23.8 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver sugar bowl with lid; plain, inverted pear-shaped body on a high molded circular foot, applied to the body on a circular pedestal; applied, stepped and concave shoulder with a plain, applied vertical rim; circular domed lid with an acorn finial; two plain, scrolled handles, cast in two halves and seamed; engraved, "M A K" in script on the front of the body; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Hugh Willard
Object Number:
1936.416ab
Marks:
engraved: front of body: "M A K" in script
stamped: on base: "B. GARDINER" in a barbed curved banner over "NEW. YORK" in a barbed curved banner
Gallery Label:
This sugar bowl belonged to Morris Ketchum (1796-1880), the great-grandfather of the donor. He married three times. He married his first wife, Catherine Burr on July 22, 1819. His second wife, Angeline Burr, daughter of Silas and Charity Banks Burr, died prior to May 10, 1837, when he married for the third time.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
33988
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Teapot
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1829
Medium:
Silver, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 12 x 7 in. ( 27.3 x 30.5 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver teapot; plain, inverted pear-shaped body on a high molded circular foot, applied to the body on a circular pedestal; applied, stepped and concave shoulder with a plain, applied vertical rim; hinged, circular domed lid with an acorn finial; plain, scrolled handle, cast in two halves and seamed; scroll terminals form the handle sockets, which are fitted with ivory insulators; plain, curved spout with a notched lip, cast in two halves and seamed; engraved, "M A K" in script on the front of the body; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Hugh Willard
Object Number:
1936.415
Marks:
engraved front of body: "M A K" in script.
stamped on base: "B. GARDINER" in a barbed curved banner over "NEW. YORK" in a serrated curved banner.
Gallery Label:
This teapot belonged to Morris Ketchum (1796-1880), the great-grandfather of the donor. He married three times. He married his first wife, Catherine Burr on July 22, 1819. His second wife, Angeline Burr, daughter of Silas and Charity Banks Burr, died prior to May 10, 1837, when he married for the third time.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
33987
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Coffeepot
Classification:
Date:
1885
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 8 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. ( 24.1 x 21.3 x 14.3 cm )
Description:
Spun silver coffeepot; plain hemispherical lower body made in halves and joined around the middle with a die-rolled decorative band; band of hearts and foliate scrolls on a textured ground between two plain bands; applied, plain vertical footring; applied, narrow flared cylindrical neck with an applied, vertical beaded rim; hinged, low domed lid with a ball on disk finial; cast in halves and seamed loop handle with a pointed leaf thumbpiece with leaf and berry motif below; stylized acanthus upper handle socket and shield-shaped lower socket fitted with ivory insulators; high, cast and seamed, curved spout with three chased lines up each side; "1871" engraved in overlapping gothic numerals on the front centers, "M A B" engraved in gothic script on the rear centers; maker's marks on the bases.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother, Marie Antoinette Baker Davis
Object Number:
1950.186a
Marks:
engraved: at front center: "1871" in overlapping gothing numerals
engraved: at back center: "M A B" in overlapping gothic letters
Mark: stamped on base: lion passant in a chamfer rectangle, anchor in a conforming rectangle and a gothic script "G" in a c
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this coffee and tea service was made for the wedding of Marie Antoinette Baker and Fellows Davis on October 17, 1871. This is probably true of the coffeepot and sugar bowl as the date mark on the base indicates they were made in 1871. The teapot and creamer, on the other hand, have a fox head date mark, indicating they were made in 1885. It is possible that they were replacements for damage or lost originals, or the couple completed the service at a later date.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
33983
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Coffee and tea service (4 pc.)
Classification:
Date:
1871, 1885
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. (15.9 x 28.6 x 14.3 cm)
Description:
Spun silver coffee and tea service consisting of a coffeepot, teapot, sugar bowl with lid and a creamer; plain hemispherical bodies made in halves and joined around the middle with a die-rolled decorative band of hearts and foliate scrolls on a textured ground between two plain bands; plain vertical footring; vertical beaded rims; low domed lids with a ball on disk finial; cast loop handles with pointed leaf thumb pieces and stylized acanthus attachments; "1871" engraved in overlapping gothic numerals on the front centers, "M A B" engraved in gothic script on the rear centers; maker's marks on the bases.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother, Marie Antoinette Baker Davis
Object Number:
1950.186a-d
Marks:
Inscription: all pieces engraved at front centers: "1871" in overlapping gothing numerals
Inscription: all pieces engraved at back centers: "M A B" in overlapping gothic letters
stamped: on bases of the teapot and creamer: fleur-di-lis over "STERLING" o
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this coffee and tea service was made for the wedding of Marie Antoinette Baker and Fellows Davis on October 17, 1871. This is probably true of the coffeepot and sugar bowl as the date mark on the base indicates they were made in 1871. The teapot and creamer, on the other hand, have a fox head date mark, indicating they were made in 1885. It is possible that they were replacements for damage or lost originals, or the couple completed the service at a later date.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1885
eMuseum Object ID:
33982
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teapot
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1845
Medium:
Silver and ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 10 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. ( 19.7 x 26.4 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver teapot; raised circular form with bulbous lower body, chased and repousséd all over in a floral and swag design, set on four applied feet, each cast and chased in the form of a women's heads with a feathered headdresses tapering to the cast feet; upper body flares to a convex shoulder; hinged, stepped dome lid covered in two rows of chased and repousséd floral garlands and an acanthus design; seated Chinese figure finial; seamed, wide, s-curved spout with an acanthus pendent at the notched lip; scrolled, crest-shaped cartouche in the outer center of the spout; scrolled, cast and chased acanthus leaf handle with angled upper and lower cast handle sockets fitted with ivory insulators and a silver handle; scrolled shield-shaped cartouche in the front center is engraved with the Lenox family crest; four quarters, 1 and 4: argent a saltire engrailled between four roses; 2 and 3: three salmon each with a ring through his nose in a diamond; makers' marks on base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. R. McAllister Lloyd for the Waldron Phoenix Belknap Collection
Object Number:
1982.8b
Marks:
stamped: on the base: "GELSTON & TREADWELL" in a rectangle above "NEW-YORK" in a rectangle
engraved: on the base: "J. L. M./ from her aunt/ H. A. L."
Gallery Label:
Wedding gift to Jennet Lenox Maitland (1816-1889) from her Aunt Henrietta Anderson Lenox when she married Aaron Betts Belknap (1816-1880) on August 3, 1845. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Betts Belknap were the great-grand parents of Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. Mr. Lloyd, one of the donors, was a cousin of Mr. Phoenix Belknap Jr. as well.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
33977
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