Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1771
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 22.2 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Silver tablespoon with a downturned handle with a faint midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "THB" in foliate script; elliptical bowl with a slashed, long drop; maker's amrks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1970.25b
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "THB" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "T. COLGAN" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1771
eMuseum Object ID:
21953
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mustard spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1835 - 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 7/8 x 1 in. ( 13.3 x 2.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
silver mustard spoon with a downturned fiddle thread handle with short midribs on each side and the engraved initials, "LS" in script on the front; flared shoulders and a circular bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Constance Schermerhorn Skillin
Object Number:
1937.207
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "LS" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "G. BOYCE" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
21884
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Strainer spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 14.9 x 5.7 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
silver souvenir strainer spoon with a windmill handle on a molded pedstal with spinning blades; stem with a cherub mask betwenn foliate scrolls; pierce, heart shaped bowl with foliate scrolls around a vignette of a farm with sheep a farmhouse and the farmer; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder
Object Number:
INV.14521ll
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
21666
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Sheffield plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 5 x 3 3/4 in. ( 15.6 x 12.7 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Cast and seamed Sheffield plate candlestick; straight oval shaft supporting an applied, stepped, flared oval socket; shaft applied to an oval, molded foot with inscribed rings around the sides; filled with shellac or tar; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Laureuce Eyre
Object Number:
1958.43
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this candlestick was used by Michael Leib, a German, who came to the United States during the Revolutionary War to help George Washington.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
21373
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoons (12)
Classification:
Date:
1795-1797
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Each: 5 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. ( 14.6 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm )
Silver Weight: a) 10 dwt (15 g)
Silver Weight: b) 10 dwt (16 g
Description:
Twelve silver teaspoons with pointed oval bowl, pointed oval handle with bright-cut and wheel-turned decoration, and slightly raised pointed arch drop; engraved intials inside almond-shaped frame on obverse of handle; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine Augusta De Peyster
Object Number:
1911.56a-l
Marks:
engraved in script: on obverse of handle: "JB"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "WG Forbes" in rectangle between two smaller marks
Gallery Label:
William Garret Forbes was one of New York's most prolific silversmiths of the period, and many spoons with similar Federal-style bright-cut engraved ornament are associated with him, his shop, or the silversmiths from whom he contracted work. Forbes was at the center of a silversmithing dynasty that included his brother, Abraham Gerritze, and sons Colin Van Gelder, John Wolfe, and Garret Forbes. Forbes also formed important relationships with the New Jersey silversmiths Joseph and Teunis DuBois, whose pseudohallmarks are also struck on each spoon. The foliate "JB" adorning each handle end closely resembles the initials engraved on the Beekman family hot water urn and tray (1911.62a-e), and indicates that the spoon set was likely part of a larger tea table ensemble owned by the family.
Provenance:
John Beekman (1768-1843), who married Mary Elizabeth Goad Bedlow (1771-1845); to their daughter Mary Beekman (1800-1895), who married William Axtell De Peyster (1793-1856); to their daughter Catharine Augusta De Peyster (1835-1911), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1797
eMuseum Object ID:
21227
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sardine fork
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 4.8 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
silver sardine fork with an upturned, threaded pointed handle engraved, "EL" in script; wide, pierced bowl with five curved and pointed tines; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
"Paul Revere" pattern.
Object Number:
INV.14312
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "EL" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "925/ 1000," script "T" with a lion rampant inside, "STERLING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
21112
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oyster fork
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 15.6 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
silver plated oyster fork with a downturned, threaded pointed handle with foliate scrolls; three curved and pointed tines; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Object Number:
INV.14295
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "VICEROY PLATE, U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
21111
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tray
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 0.6 x 13 x 7 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver tray; flat, rectangular dish with an allover pattern of wheel turned squares; raised and all over repoussé chased rim with flowers; applied foliate molding around the rim; makers' marks on the base.
Object Number:
INV.14289
Marks:
stamped: on the base: "HOWARD & CO/ 18/ STERLING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
21110
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
1805-1807
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 24.8 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned coffin handle with a short midrib on the underside and bright-cut and wheel turned decoration around the initials, "HA" in foliate script on the front; pointed oval bowl with a tapered drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder
Object Number:
INV.14304
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "HA" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "EOFF & HOWELL" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1807
eMuseum Object ID:
21063
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter knife
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890-1910
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 18.4 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Silver plated butter knife with a flat, pointed end handle with raised sides decorated with floral motifs and a flat, curved and rounded blade; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Object Number:
INV.14248
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: cross in a circle, "HOLMES & EDWARDS" "XIV" in an oval, "HE" superimposed in an oval
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
21061
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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