Cruet stand
Classification:
Date:
1867-1869
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/8 x 7 1/2 x 6 in. ( 30.8 x 19 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Cast silver plate cruet stand; oval frame and oval base with four cylindrical legs attached to the frame and base with ball finials and ball feet; four circular rings applied to the inside of the frame to hold cruets or casters; forked stem through the center with an applied strap handle across the top; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Hudson River Day Line
Object Number:
1949.66a
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the base: "QUADRUPLE PLATE/ WILCOX SILVER PLATE CO" around crossed hamers over "0630"
stamped: on the underside of the base: "C.VIBBARD" in roman letters
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1869
eMuseum Object ID:
11679
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saltcellar
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 4.4 x 8.6 x 6 cm )
Description:
Rectangular, boat-shaped cut-glass saltcellar with scalloped lip and diamond band below.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number:
1924.33b
Gallery Label:
This salt cellar and salt spoon belonged to Anna Floyd, daughter of General William Floyd of the Revolutionary War and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Anna Floyd married George Clinton in 1808.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
11318
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Finger bowl
Classification:
Date:
1883
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 14 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver finger bowl; circular, bowl-shaped body with flared side repoussé chased in high relief with birds perched among ferns and oak leaves; scalloped rim; gilt interior; lightly gadrooned footring; base engraved, "C C S" in foliate script; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabel Schults
Object Number:
1975.12j
Marks:
engraved: on the base: "C C S" in foliate script
stamped: on the base: "TIFFANY & Co/ 7818 M 7609/ STERLING-SILVER"
Gallery Label:
Wedding gift to Mr. & Mrs. John Shults, Jr. in 1883. They are listed in Tiffany pattern books as, "Finger Bowl Fern to go with Dessert Plate."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1883
eMuseum Object ID:
11227
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Silver, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Souvenir silver spoon with gilded bowl with engraved inscription inside; twisted wire handle with cast finial in the form of a burro.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Thomas O. Mabbott
Object Number:
1949.204
Marks:
engraved: inside bowl: "DENVER"
in relief: on obverse of finial: "PROSPECTOR"
stamped: on reverse of finial: "STERLING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
9691
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1740-1750
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 20.6 x 4.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with an upturned handle with a midrib on the front and the engraved initials, "L M" in block letters on the underside; elliptical bowl with a molded drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1980.21
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "L M" in block letters
stamped: on the underside of the handle: twice, as a cipher: "RVD" in a conforming oval
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
9135
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cann
Classification:
Date:
1784
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 14.6 x 9.5 x 15.9 cm )
Silver Weight: 14 oz (troy) 6 dwt (444 g)
Description:
Wrought silver cann; baluster-shaped body on a circular molded foot; plain band applied around the rim; cast, double-scroll handle with an acanthus thumbpiece, rat-tail lower terminus; engraved on the front center with the initials, "M F" in foliate script; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Sr.; The Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. Collection
Object Number:
1950.341
Marks:
Inscription: engraved at front center: "M F" in foliate script
Maker's mark: stamped on base: "EP" in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
Colonel William Floyd (1734-1821), a major landowner, distinguished public servant, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, purchased this cann as a wedding gift for his daughter Mary in 1784. Canns like these were popular products in the shop of Elias Pelletreau, a silversmith who worked in Southampton, Long Island. Although of Huguenot descent and trained by Huguenot craftsman Simeon Soumaine, Pelletreau served a primarily Anglo-Quaker clientele based in and around Southampton.
Provenance:
Mary Floyd (1763-1805), who married Benjamin Tallmadge (1754-1835); descent uncertain; purchased before 1949 by Waldron P. Belknap, Jr.; bequeathed to his mother, Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Sr. (1874-1959), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1784
eMuseum Object ID:
9133
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dessert forks (6)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850-1860
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 6 7/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 17.5 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Six silver dessert forks with downturned fiddle thread handles engraved, "WGH" in script; four curved tines on each; makers' marks stamped on the undersides of the stems.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder
Object Number:
INV.14521g-l
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "WGH" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the stems: "PB SADTLER & SONS BALTIMORE"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
9132
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Snuffbox
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 5.1 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Oval silver snuffbox; flat lid with initials "SL" in oval frame engraved at center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny F. Clark
Object Number:
1923.64ab
Marks:
engraved: at center of lid: "SL"
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this snuffbox belonged to Susan Livingston.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
9068
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ladle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 21 x 4.1 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
silver ladle in the "Alhambra" pattern with a downturned trifid end handle decorated with "Islamic style" scrolls around a shield-shaped reserve; flat rectangular stem with a molded circular socket with three rounded joints attached to a matte-finished, bucket-shaped bowl; underside of the handle engraved, "Linda" in script; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the bowl.
"Alhambra" pattern first issued in 1870.
Credit Line:
Gift of De Witt C. Judson
Object Number:
1938.352
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "Linda" in script
stamped: on the underside of the bowl: "STERLING/ 38" below a "W" in an oval held by a dragon and lion headed griffin
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
8866
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Perfume bottle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 3/4 x 3/8 in. ( 8.3 x 1.9 x 1 cm )
Description:
Cast silver perfume bottle with an all over Lily of the Valley pattern; narrow tapered arc flask base with a threaded neck; cylindical cap with five rings around the base and a round knob at the top with a chain attached.
Object Number:
Z.1843ab
Marks:
struck: tapered end: "T [?]/ STERLING 560"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
8557
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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