Water goblet
Classification:
Date:
1969-1986
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 15.9 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Silver water goblet with a deep, circular tapered bowl on a tapered five sided stem, each flaring to a ball end at the pedestal; slightly domed stepped foot; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Juan Pliego
Object Number:
2000.167
Marks:
stamped: on the base: "PLIEGO" below a two-faced Mexican Venus between two scrolls, all in an elongated hexagon
Gallery Label:
A Mexican-born silversmith, Juan Pliego settled in New York in 1965 and studied silversmithing with master silversmith William Seitz at the YMCA on Eighth Avenue and Fiftieth Street. Pliego soon became Seitz's assistant and replaced him as instructor in 1974. In 1980, Pliego established his own studio, the J. P. Crafts Studio, on East Twenty-first Street. Many of his objects incorporate precious and semi-precious stones, such as amethyst, opal, chalcedony, sapphire, malachite, lapis lazuli, and jade. Pliego's exquisite boxes also incorporate gold and other metals, resins, and enamel. His influences were far-ranging, from Aztec and Mayan design-a nod to his Central American roots-to Egyptian metalwork, discovered during his travels around the Mediterranean and in Asia. In 2000, Pliego donated nearly all the objects he made during his career to the Historical Society: fifty-three small boxes and forty-three additional objects including bowls, goblets, and a coffee set.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1986
eMuseum Object ID:
6072
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Membership card
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 4 in. ( 5.7 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Etched silver membership card from the Sun Club; inscribed in the center, "THE SUN CLUB/ NEW YORK CITY/ This is to certify that/ ELIHU ROOT/ IS AN HONORARY LIFE MEMBER" with signatures below and along the left side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elihu Root, Jr.
Object Number:
1943.134
Marks:
etched: center: "THE SUN CLUB/ NEW YORK CITY/ This is to certify that/ ELIHU ROOT/ IS AN HONORARY LIFE MEMBER/ C. F. Carrington/ President/ E. F. Zina/ Secretary/ Elihu Root/ Member's Signature"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
5939
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Compote
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. ( 13 x 21.3 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver compote; circular, shallow, bowl-shaped body with wide flattened edges and an applied, cast foliate rim; seated on an circular, splayed foot with a beaded edge and an applied, cast foliate footring; plain ring body joint; all over, detailed floral, fern and thistle repoussé chasing around the center of the body and the foot; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1950.90c
Marks:
stamped: on the base: "S. Kirk & Son/ 925/ ---/ 1000"
Gallery Label:
This compote belonged to Cornelia Augusta Beekman.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
5738
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chalice
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 7/8 x 4 in. ( 17.5 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Cast silver plated chalice or Communion cup from a Bloomingdale Reformed Church Communion Service; deep bowl-shaped body with concave sides curving splayed top with a plain, applied rim: hour-glass shaped pedestal with a ring around the center on a circular, weighted foot; engraved, "R. D. C. H." in script on the base; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Hopper Strickler Mott
Object Number:
1928.35f
Marks:
engraved: on the base: "R. D. C. H." in script
Gallery Label:
This chalice was used as part of a Communion Service at the Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
5566
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 7/8 x 3/8 in. ( 12.1 x 2.2 x 1 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned pointed handle engraved, "BA" in block letters and and pointed oval bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1971.39
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "BA" in block letters
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "T * U" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
5565
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tray
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 26 cm )
Description:
Cast silver plated tray from a Bloomingdale Reformed Church Communion Service; circular tray with raised convex sides and a wide flared rim; cast gadrooned band with foliate motifs applied around the edge of the rim; base engraved, "R. D. C. H." in script; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Hopper Strickler Mott
Object Number:
1928.35c
Marks:
engraved: on the base: "R. D. C. H." in script
Gallery Label:
This tray was used as part of a Communion Service at the Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
5563
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
1840-1847
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 22.2 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short, splayed midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "PJL" in script on the handle; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alfred M. F. Kiddle
Object Number:
1940.459
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "PJL" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "E. BENJAMIN & Co"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1847
eMuseum Object ID:
5562
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1805-1815
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 16.2 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned coffin handle with bright-cut decoration and the engraved initials, "MYB" in bright-cut script; pointed shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with a tapered drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. F. Savage
Object Number:
1925.95
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "MYB" in bright-cut foliate script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "W*ROE" in a rectangle besides a sheaf of wheat in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
5561
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with an upturned fiddle thread handle with short midribs on both sides and the engraved initials, "EFH" in script on the underside; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Object Number:
1941.83a
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handles: "EFH" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "J & I. COX" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
5559
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850-1860
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 18.7 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with an upturned fiddle handle with a short splayed midrib and the engraved initials, "MF" in script on the front, flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.49
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "MF" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "BROWN & MARSTERS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
5558
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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