Coffee and tea service (4 pc.)

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1855
Medium: 
Silver, ivory
Dimensions: 
Overall: 9 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (23.5 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)
Description: 
Silver coffee and tea service consisting of a coffeepot, teapot, sugar bowl with lid, creamer and waste bowl; circular wide-bellied forms with narrow applied and seamed necks and narrow bases; flat bottomed; cast c-scrolls, s-scrolls, and fleur-de-lis applied to the rims; four applied feet cast as trefoils with cast c-scrolls forming the rest of the rims around the bases; high domed lids with acanthus-torch finials; hollow, cast c-scroll handles, with each handle partly covered by acanthus leaves; chased, repousséd and engraved decoration covers bodies and lids with floral garlands beneath waved and scrolled swags; initials, "T M & M S B" engraved in the front reserves in script; maker's mark on the bases.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. Andrew Oliver
Object Number: 
1976.55a-f
Marks: 
stamped: on bases (except coffeepot): "W. G & S" in a conforming rectangle over "W/ G/ &/ S" Inscription: each piece is engraved at center-front cartouche reserve with script initials: "T M & M S B" stamped: on base of coffeepot: "G/ &/ W" in a conformi
Gallery Label: 
This coffee and tea service was made for Thomas Marston Beare (1806-1869) and his wife Mary Saltonstall Beare (1807-1869), whose initials it bears. The same handle and rim decoration can be found on an ewer in the collection of Winterthur (61.964).
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1855
eMuseum Object ID: 
33911
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Sugar bowl with lid

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1830
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 1/4 x 9 x 4 1/2 in. ( 21 x 22.9 x 11.4 cm ) Silver Weight: 28 oz (troy) 5 dwt (878 g)
Description: 
Wrought silver sugar bowl with lid; oval, boat-shaped body with bulbous gadrooning around the lower body, set on four hollow, cast and chased bird claw and ball feet with chased feathers over the area where they are applied; flared to an applied, die-rolled band of rose garlands; band below a convex shoulder with an applied, vertical die-rolled egg and dart band; arched lid with a small raised dome; cast and chased bird finial; scrolled, cast and chased silver handles; engraved with a three leaf clover over a bar at the back center; engraved initials, "JMC" in script at front center; maker's mark on the base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Pintard Fellows
Object Number: 
1971.103d.1-2
Marks: 
engraved: at front center: "JMC" in script stamped: on base: "W. Thomson" in script, in a rectangle
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1830
eMuseum Object ID: 
33901
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Creamer

Classification: 
Date: 
1829-41
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 21 x 19.7 x 13.3 cm )
Description: 
Wrought silver creamer; plain conical body with a concave shoulder, and an applied, raised neck with scalloped and gadrooned pouting rim; extended, narrow pouring lip; seated on a round scalloped and gadrooned base with a round gadrooned pedestal; a cast, in vertical halves, scrolled handle with a plain band below the thumbpiece; engraved, "Jane Borrowe/ from/ Ann Colt" in script on the front; maker's mark on the base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Effie Beekman Borrowe
Object Number: 
1939.217e
Marks: 
Inscription: engraved on front: "Jane Borrowe/ from/ Ann Colt" in script Mark: stamped on base: "G. BOYCE" in a conforming rectangle over "N. Y." in a conforming rectangle
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1829
eMuseum Object ID: 
33883
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Creamer

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1830
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. ( 16.8 x 9.5 x 17.1 cm ) Silver Weight: 14 oz (troy) 13 dwt (456 g)
Description: 
Wrought silver creamer; oval, boat-shaped body with bulbous gadrooning around the lower body, set on four hollow, cast and chased bird claw and ball feet with chased feathers over the area where they are applied; flared to an applied, die-rolled band of rose garlands; band below a convex shoulder; high, wide pouring rim with an applied, vertical die-rolled egg and dart band; scrolled, cast and chased silver handle; engraved with a three leaf clover over a bar at the back center; engraved initials, "JMC" in script at front center; maker's mark on the base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Pintard Fellows
Object Number: 
1971.103c
Marks: 
stamped: on base: "W. Thomson" in script, in a rectangle engraved: at front center: "JMC" in script
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1830
eMuseum Object ID: 
33867
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Coffee and tea service (five pieces)

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1820
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 1/4 x 12 x 5 1/4 in. (21 x 30.5 x 13.3 cm)
Description: 
Wrought silver tea and coffee service consisting of a teapot, coffeepot, creamer, sugar bowl with lid and waste bowl; oval, boat-shaped bodies with bulbous gadrooning around the lower body, set on four cast and chased bird claw and ball feet; bird's head spouts on the coffee and teapots, and bird finials on the coffeepot, teapot and sugar bowl lids; engraved with a three leaf clover over a bar at the back center; engraved initials, "JMC" in script at front center; maker's marks on the bases.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Pintard Fellows
Object Number: 
1971.103a-e
Marks: 
Mark: stamped on bases: "W. Thomson" in script, in a rectangle Inscription: engraved at front centers: "JMC" in script
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1820
eMuseum Object ID: 
33865
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Coffeepot

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1830
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 9 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 23.5 x 31.8 x 14 cm ) Silver Weight: 38 oz (troy) 8 dwt (1194 g)
Description: 
Wrought silver coffeepot; oval, boat-shaped body with bulbous gadrooning around the lower body, set on four hollow, cast and chased bird claw and ball feet with chased feathers over the area where they are applied; flared to an applied, band of die-rolled rose garlands; band below a convex shoulder with an applied, vertical die-rolled egg and dart band; hinged, arched lid with a small raised dome; cast and chased bird finial; high, curved bird's head spouts with a notched lip; scrolled, cast and chased silver handle; scrolled, acanthus design handle sockets fitted with ebony insulators; engraved with a three leaf clover over a bar at the back center; engraved initials, "JMC" in script at front center; maker's mark on the base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Pintard Fellows
Object Number: 
1971.103b
Marks: 
stamped: on base: "W. Thomson" in script, in a rectangle engraved: at front center: "JMC" in script
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1830
eMuseum Object ID: 
33861
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Creamer

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1912-1931
Medium: 
Silver, copper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 x 5 x 4 in. ( 12.7 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm ) Silver Weight: 7 oz (troy) 1 dwt (219 g)
Description: 
Cast and seamed silver creamer in the Islamic style; squat circular body flared in the center with a plain applied band; on a molded footring with a plain band around the edge and decorative engraving along the seam; cast, applied, flared neck with a plain, scalloped band around rim and a high, narrow pouring lip; cast strap handle with decorative motif along the center; handle attaches to the rim with a cast, braided scroll motif; all over floral scroll engraving in an Islamic style with copper inlay; "F A H" engraved in the front reserve, in script; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line: 
Purchase
Object Number: 
1983.43d
Marks: 
stamped: on base: "TIFFANY &Co/ 999 MAKERS 3658/ STERLING SILVER/ 925-1000/ m/ 1 1/2 GILLS" engraved: in front reserve: "F A H" in script
Gallery Label: 
This creamer, part of a complete coffee service, is an example of Tiffany & Co.'s Persian, or "Saracenic" designs, first developed by chief designer Edward C. Moore in the 1870s. The firm's Eastern-inspired silver earned it international recognition and prestigious prizes, including Grand Prix awards at the Paris Expositions of 1878 and 1889. Although this coffee set was actually produced more than twenty years after Moore's death, it closely adheres to early Saracenic designs Moore created decades earlier.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1931
eMuseum Object ID: 
33857
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Sugar bowl with lid

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1912-1931
Medium: 
Silver, copper, ivory
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 7/8 x 6 x 4 3/8 in. ( 9.8 x 15.2 x 11.1 cm ) Silver Weight with other materials: 10 oz (troy) 19 dwt (340
Description: 
Cast and seamed silver sugar bowl with lid in the Islamic style; squat circular body flared in the center with a plain applied band; on a molded footring with a plain band around the edge and decorative engraving along the seam; cast, applied, flared shoulder with a plain, scalloped band around rim; flat lid raised to an onion dome in the center with a cylindrical ivory finial; two cast curved handles with decorative pendants at the top and bottom; handles attach to the rim with perpendicular cast, braided scrolls topped with squat silver urn finials; all over floral scroll engraving in an Islamic style with copper inlay; "F A H" engraved in the front reserve, in script; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line: 
Purchase
Object Number: 
1983.43c.1-2
Marks: 
stamped: on base: "TIFFANY &Co/ 999 MAKERS 3658/ STERLING SILVER/ 925-1000/ m/ 2 1/2 GILLS" engraved: in front reserve: "F A H" in script
Gallery Label: 
This sugar bowl, part of a complete coffee service, is an example of Tiffany & Co.'s Persian, or "Saracenic" designs, first developed by chief designer Edward C. Moore in the 1870s. The firm's Eastern-inspired silver earned it international recognition and prestigious prizes, including Grand Prix awards at the Paris Expositions of 1878 and 1889. Although this coffee set was actually produced more than twenty years after Moore's death, it closely adheres to early Saracenic designs Moore created decades earlier.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1931
eMuseum Object ID: 
33853
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Creamer

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1830
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 x 7 x 4 1/8 in. ( 17.8 x 17.8 x 10.5 cm ) Silver Weight: 25 oz (troy) 7 dwt (789 g)
Description: 
Wrought silver creamer; oval boat-shaped body on oval stepped base joined to the body by an oval pedestal; applied, vertical die-rolled foliate band footring; applied, die-rolled foliate band around the pedestal; applied, die rolled foliated band below the raised pouring lip, high and narrow at the front; applied, die-rolled foliate band around the rim; cast and seamed, scrolled handle crimped below and above the single handle terminals forming oval bands; engraved, "H" in bright-cut script on the center front of each body; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Townsend Lawrence
Object Number: 
1942.540g
Marks: 
engraved: on front: "B" in bright-cut script stamped: on base: "I. T." in a conforming rectangle, between two illegible pseudo-hallmarks
Gallery Label: 
This creamer is part of a generous service, with a statuesque coffeepot, two ample teapots perhaps used interchangeably for hot water or tea, and a large covered sugar bowl and waste bowl. The service belonged to Walter Bowne (1770-1846), a wealthy New York hardware merchant who served as the city's mayor from 1828 to 1833. Silversmith John Targee, who marked the service, was an influential city and state politician who had a long history of association with Bowne. In addition to Bowne's patronage of the silversmith in 1806, the two served together as volunteer firemen, and were on the city's Common Council and active members of the Tammany Society.
Provenance: 
Walter Bowne (1770-1846), who married Eliza Southgate (1783-1809); probably to their daughter Mary King (1808-1874), who married John Watson Lawrence (1800-1880); to their son Walter Bowne Lawrence (1839-1912), who married Annie Townsend (1841-1902); to their son Townsend Lawrence (1871-1952), who married (2nd) Caroline L. Bogert Browne (1882-1942), the donors.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1830
eMuseum Object ID: 
33841
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Teapot

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1840
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 11 x 12 x 6 7/8 in. ( 27.9 x 30.5 x 17.5 cm )
Description: 
Wrought silver teapot; inverted pear-shaped body on a high domed foot joined to the body by an applied circular pedestal, with an applied vertical footring, both decorated with a die-rolled floral heart motif; concave shoulder; curved, applied, die-rolled floral heart below the vertical lip; hinged, circular raised dome lid with a cast floral and acanthus leaf finial; cast, curved, notched spout with acanthus decoration; cast, silver scroll handle with acanthus leaf decoration; ivory insulators; repoussé and chased floral design on the body and around the foot; Lenox family crest, a lion passant crowned, engraved in the reserves on both sides; maker's mark on the base.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr.
Object Number: 
1950.259b
Marks: 
stamped: on base: "W. FORBES" in a rectangle engraved: in the reserves: crowned lion passant
Gallery Label: 
This teapot was made for James Lenox (1800-1800). Wiliam Forbes was the grandson of William Garrett Forbes, and the son of Colin Van Gelder Forbes, both New York silversmiths.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1840
eMuseum Object ID: 
33840
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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