Ladle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 35.6 x 11.4 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Silver ladle with down-turned coffin-end handle has short midrib along the underside; handle engraved "SMB" in foliate script; deep, horizontal elliptical bowl has broad drop at reverse; maker's hallmark stamped along underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bernard H. Cone
Object Number:
1939.210
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "SMB' in foliate script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "G. FORBES" in roman letters in a rectangular surround.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
5146
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ladle
Classification:
Date:
1784-1795
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 3 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 35.6 x 9.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver ladle with a downturned oval handle decorated with bright-cut border and floral decoration along face of handle end; handle end also engraved with bright-cut foliate script initials "SJS"; deep, circular bowl with a double-molded drop; maker's hallmarks stamped twice along underside of handle stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Eric N. Shrubsole, a Pintard Fellow, in memory of S. J. Shrubsole
Object Number:
1981.18
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "SJS" in bright-cut foliate script (contemporary)
stamped: twice along handle stem underside: "Myers" in script with conforming surround
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1795
eMuseum Object ID:
5145
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fish slice
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 7/8 x 3 x 1 1/2 in. ( 30.2 x 7.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Silver fish slice with down-turned fiddle handle with shell-end. Handle joint has flared shoulders and a spear-shaped drop; curved blade has paisley-patterned openwork across center surface, and overall element has lower curved edge and upper scalloped edge; maker's hallmark and pseudo hallmarks stamped along underside of handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Noel F. Bowers
Object Number:
1984.64
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "FM" in roman letters in a rectangle, bust in a chamfered rectangle, lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, "D" in a chamfered rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
5144
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Card case in case
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1855
Medium:
Silver; leather, velvet
Dimensions:
Overall (card case): 3 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. (8.9 x 6 x 0.6 cm)
Case: 3 3/4 x 3 x 1/2 in. (9.5 x 7.6 x 1.3 cm)
Description:
Seamed silver coin card case; rectangular body with rounded corners and scalloped sides; hinged lid with bezel; vertically engraved stripes with geometric decoration on each side of the body; engraved cartouches on each side, one side with a landscape with a castle, the other engraved, "CEA" in script; no makers marks; red leather case hinged down one side, metal hook and eye clasps on the other; lined with red velvet.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Catherine B. Canda
Object Number:
1980.49ab
Marks:
engraved: in reserve: "CEA" in script
Gallery Label:
This card case belonged to Catherine Emeline Abeel Canda (1841-1915), daughter of John H. Abeel and the grandmother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
5133
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Card case
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Seamed silver card case; rectangular body with rounded corners and scalloped sides; hinged lid with bezel; engraved foliate scrolls in the corners, wheel turned wave decoration all over the body; c-scroll cartouche on the front center of the body engraved, "S. E. Cotheal" in script; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number:
1945.475
Marks:
engraved: in the reserve: "S. E. Cotheal" in script
Gallery Label:
This card case belonged to Sarah Ellen Hoppock (Mrs. Henry S. Cotheal) of New York, the grandmother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
5132
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cold-meat fork
Classification:
Date:
1913
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 19.4 x 6.4 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Silver cold-meat fork with a slightly upturned pointed handle with a chamfered border, threaded shield reserve engraved, "S" in gothic script with embossed laurel garland around on the front and a full midrib on the underside; shallow bowl with two paisley-shaped piercings and three curved and pointed tines; arched drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1942.110u
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "S" in gothic script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: Native-American bust conforming, "STERLING" in a scrolled cartouche
Gallery Label:
This silver service was presented to William Sulzer (1863-1941), the former governor of New York State, by his Congressional District on his 50th birthday in 1913.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1913
eMuseum Object ID:
5131
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 15.2 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with an upturned double-swell fiddle handle with a short midrib on the front and the engraved name, "Mary" in script on the underside; flared shoulders and pointed oval bowl; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of John V. Irwin
Object Number:
1963.23
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "Mary" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "A SKINNER & CO"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
5130
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Serving fork and spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Silver with gilding
Dimensions:
Part (spoon): 10 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 in. (26.4 x 6.4 x 5.1 cm)
Part (fork): 10 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (26.7 x 5.4 x 4.4 cm
Description:
Silver Chrysanthemum pattern serving fork and spoon, both with wavy-end handles decorated with molded ornament culminating in a single chrysanthemum blossom at upturned end; spoon has pointed oval bowl; fork has oval bowl terminating in four triangular tines; both spoon and fork bowls have chrysanthemum drops along reverse sides and both are gilded along obverse and reverse surfaces; maker's hallmarks on reverse of each handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Harriet MacMartin Richards
Object Number:
1942.284ab
Marks:
stamped: on reverse of each handle: "TIFFANY & CO. STERLING PAT. 1880 M"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
5128
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Napkin ring
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 2.9 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Seamed silver napkin ring; cylindrical ring with wheel turned geometric decoration around the flared edges; geometric band around the center; applied oval reserve engraved, "J M Livingston" in script; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.43g
Marks:
engraved: in the reserve: "J M Livingston" in script
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
5122
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pickle forks (2) (Kings II)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1865
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 6 1/8 x 3/4 x 3/8 in. ( 15.6 x 1.9 x 1 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver pickle forks with slightly upturned, threaded, double-swell handle with shell and foliate decoration; handle engraved, "D" in script; squared shoulders and three curved tines, one on each is wider and pointed, with shell drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
"Kings II" pattern.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1941.961bc
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "D" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "GORHAM" and an anchor
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
5120
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





















