Table forks (2)
Classification:
Date:
1835 - 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1 in. ( 21 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver table forks with upturned fiddle handles with short midribs on the front and the engraved initials, "JHB" in script on the underside; flared shoulders and four curved tines; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Effie Beekman Borrowe
Object Number:
1939.218-219
Marks:
engraved: on the undersides of the handles: "JHB" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "G. BOYCE" in a conforming rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
5337
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tea infuser
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 4.1 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Cast and wrought silver tea infuser; globular body with all over repoussé chased foliate scroll decoration and circular perforations; hinged lid with the same repoussé chased design; chain with a ring terminal attached to the top; makers' marks stamped on the bezel.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Object Number:
1988.34
Marks:
stamped: on the bezel: a cross between "STERLING" and "184"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
5317
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Asparagus tongs (4)
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 1 3/4 in. (24.8 × 7.9 × 4.4 cm)
Silver Weight: 6 oz (troy) 8.6 dwt (200 g)
Description:
silver asparagus tongs; bow-form with wavy-end arms with foliate decoration; one grip in form of a spoon with pointed oval bowl and leaf decoration; other grip in the form of a fork with pointed shoulders and four wide tines; arch engraved with the Perry family crest, an anchor on fess below a hind's head; makers' marks stamped on the inside of the arch.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number:
1936.40
Marks:
engraved: on the undersides of the handles: the Perry family crest, an anchor on fess below a hind's head
stamped: on the undersides of the stems: "Wm. GALE & SON" in roman letters
Gallery Label:
On December 28, 1855, the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York presented Commodore Matthew Calbraith perry with a 381-piece silver dinner service in acknowledgement of his successful negotiation of a treaty with Japan in 1854. In the letter of presentation the committee remarked, "To have brought this secluded Empire, into the intercourse of nations; is an achievement which may justly be ranked, among the greatest events of the age..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
5311
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 15.6 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short, splayed midrib and the engraved initials, "RRD" in script; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with a broad drop; makers' marks stamped on the undeside of the handle.
Object Number:
INV.14268
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "RRD" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "AKERLY & BRIGGS" abust, lion passant "C"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
5310
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table fork
Classification:
Date:
1828-1832
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 1 1/8 x 1 in. ( 20.3 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
silver tablefork with an upturned fiddle thread handle with a short mid rib on and the engraved initials, "SL" in script on the front; Livingston family crest engraved on the underside of the handle, a ship of three masts on fess below a banner with the engraved motto, "SPERO MELIORA" in roman letters; four curved tines; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Object Number:
INV.14107
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "SL" in script
engraved: on the underside of the handle: in a banner, "SPERO MELIORA" in roman letters
stamped: on the underside of the stem: a bust in an oval, "G & M" in a serrated rectangle, lion passant in a rectangle, crow
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
5309
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table fork
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 1 1/8 x 1 in. ( 20.3 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
silver table fork with an upturned fiddle handle with a short midrib on the front and "30" engraved on the underside; flared shoulders and four curved tines; no maker's marks.
Object Number:
INV.14098
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "30"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
5308
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table fork
Classification:
Date:
1770-1789
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 19.7 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver table fork with an upturned fiddle thread handle with a short midrib on the front and the engraved initials, "T. R." in block letters on the underside; flared shoulders and four tines on each; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the stems.
Object Number:
INV.14097
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "T. R." in block letters
stamped: on the underside of the stem; crowned "P" twice
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1789
eMuseum Object ID:
5307
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 21.6 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with an upturned fiddle handle with a short midrib on the front, flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with a tapered drop; underside of the handle engraved, "TLS" in bright-cut script; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Object Number:
INV.14093
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "TLS" in script
stamped: on the underside of the stems: "MP." in a rectangle, lion passant in a rectangle, bust in an oval, "C" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
5306
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
1798-1812
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 9 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 23.5 x 4.4 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver tablespoons with downturned handles with short splayed midribs on the undersides and the engraved initials, "JMP" in script on the front; pointed oval bowls with broad drops; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1970.23ab
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "MJP" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "A. WHITNEY" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1812
eMuseum Object ID:
5304
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ladle (Charles II)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1894
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 3 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 33 x 9.8 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Silver ladle with down-turned double-swell fiddle-shaped handle with shell and anthemion decoration at end and with beading trim along the edges; handle engraved "MDBM" in script; deep, circular scallop-shell bowl with anthemion decoration; makers' hallmarks stamped along underside of the handle stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Wilmot T. Cox
Object Number:
1942.388
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "MDBM" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "STERLING", conjoined rectangle-circle-diamond, "PAT-D-94 HOWARD & CO" in roman letters
Gallery Label:
Rectangle-circle-diamond hallmark may indicate that ladle was made by Dominick & Haff for Howard & Co.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1894
eMuseum Object ID:
5302
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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