Butter knife

Classification: 
Date: 
1918-1950
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 1/2 x 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 19 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description: 
silver plated butter knife with a downturned wavy-end handle and foliate scroll decoration; blade scalloped and curved one on side, coming to a point with the opposite curved side; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the blades.
Object Number: 
INV.14249
Marks: 
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "SIMEON L. & GEORGE H. ROGERS COMPANY A1+ " besides "ONEIDA" in a banner over "LTD."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
32560
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Cruet service

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1850
Medium: 
Sheffield plate, glass
Dimensions: 
Overall (stand): 5 1/2 x 11 x 4 1/2 in. (14 x 27.9 x 11.4 cm)
Description: 
Wrought and seamed Sheffield silver-plate cruet service consisting of a stand, two glass and plate cruet bottles, a caster and mustard pot; no maker's marks.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number: 
1937.11a-e
Gallery Label: 
This cruet service descended to the donor through either the Ketchum or Morris families.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
32549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Wine funnel with strainer

Classification: 
Date: 
1825-1875
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Part (funnel): 3 x 5 1/8 in. (7.6 x 13 cm) Part (strainer): 2 7/8 x 1 in. (7.3 x 2.5 cm)
Description: 
Cast and seamed silver wine funnel with strainer; deep cup-shaped body with an applied, die-rolled bell flower band around the rim; narrow, cone-shaped tube applied to the base with a plain ring joint and four vertical braces; tube bends at the end so the opening is on the side; circular bowl-shaped strainer with an applied, flat, pierced bottom and plain rim rests inside the funnel; no maker's marks.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. Goodhue Livingston
Object Number: 
1951.309ab
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1875
eMuseum Object ID: 
32522
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Soup spoons (2)

Classification: 
Date: 
1918-1950
Medium: 
Silver plate
Dimensions: 
each overall: 7 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 17.8 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Pair of silver plated soup spoons with downturned wavy-end handle and foliate scroll decoration and elliptical bowls; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the stems.
Object Number: 
INV.14232-14233
Marks: 
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "SIMEON L. & GEORGE H. ROGERS COMPANY A1+ " besides "ONEIDA" in a banner over "LTD."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
32475
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bottle ticket

Classification: 
Date: 
1800-1850
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1/2 x 1 x 1/16 in. ( 1.3 x 2.5 x 0.2 cm )
Description: 
Oval silver bottle ticket with engraved shell and dash mark border; engraved "SOY;" looped chain is attached through two punched holes.
Object Number: 
Z.1835
Marks: 
engraved: center: "SOY"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1850
eMuseum Object ID: 
32403
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bottle ticket

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1/16 in. ( 3.8 x 4.4 x 0.2 cm )
Description: 
Rectangular silver bottle ticket with scalloped edges, engraved, "Claret;" body of ticket is bowed; two loops at top for chain.
Object Number: 
Z.1834
Marks: 
engraved: center: "Claret"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
32401
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Presentation envelope and letter

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1904
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
overall closed: 3 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 1/16 in. ( 9.8 x 19 x 0.2 cm )
Description: 
Fascimile silver envelope and letter; two thin rectangular pieces of silver hinge together along their bases; embossed inscription in the front center and and engraved building with a mansard roof in the upper left corner; the reverse has lines representing those of an envelope; engraved inscription on the inside with engraved "signatures" below.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Elihu Root, Jr.
Object Number: 
1943.133
Marks: 
embossed: front center: "Personal/ To the/ Hon Elihu Root/ New York City" engraved: inside: "With the compliments of/ F. L. Ainsworth Charles E. Magoon/ A. E. Bates Robert Shaw Oliver/ G. H. Burton J. P. Sanger/ Henry C. Corbin C. F. Humphry/ Adna R. Ch
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1904
eMuseum Object ID: 
32389
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bottle ticket

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1900- 1925
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 5.4 x 5.7 cm )
Description: 
Silver U-shaped bottle ticket with three circles above; circles have a textured surface and Chinese characters soldered at their centers; U-shape engraved, "SHERRY;" flat chased raised border soldered along the edges; double loop chain attached to the two outer circles; "CH" in a conforming rectangle struck on the reverse.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Raphael Ashton Weed
Object Number: 
INV.55
Marks: 
stamped: on reverse: "CH" in a conforming rectangle engraved: on obverse: "SHERRY"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1925
eMuseum Object ID: 
32362
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bottle ticket

Classification: 
Date: 
1800 - 1825
Medium: 
Paktong, enamel
Dimensions: 
overall without chain: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/16 in. ( 3.2 x 3.2 x 0.2 cm )
Description: 
Paktong shield-shaped bottle ticket with a blue enameled "P" at the center, surrounded with three engraved silver bats that have been soldered onto the textured ground; green floral enameled border; two loops at the top corners attached to the paktong ring chain; three Chinese characters and a Chinese maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Raphael Ashton Weed
Object Number: 
INV.57
Marks: 
enameled: center: "P"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1825
eMuseum Object ID: 
32357
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pill box

Classification: 
Date: 
1830-1880
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 1.6 x 5.4 x 3.5 cm )
Description: 
Rectangular silver pill box with floral garland design across the top front edge as grip to push the lid open, the overall design looks like a woven basket, there is an inscription at the center of the lid.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Laura Dayton Denby
Object Number: 
1977.29a
Marks: 
engraved: center of lid: "L. A. Webb." stamped: inside center both lid and box: "TS"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1880
eMuseum Object ID: 
32173
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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