Finger bowl
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. ( 5.4 x 14.6 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver finger bowl; deep, oval boat-shaped body on four cast pad feet with cartouche joints; body all over repoussé chased with vignettes of cherubim harvesting fruit from trees and fishing; vignettes divided by scroll work; two asymmetrical cast handles with shell motifs applied to the sides below the scalloped rim; maker's mark on the base.
Object Number:
INV.14460
Marks:
stamped: on the base: "S*S/H" conforming, in roman letters
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
4906
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Waste bowl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 8 x 6 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 20.3 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver waste bowl; rectangular, circular body seated on a molded, stepped base with a vertically applied, stamped anthemion footring; body flares to an applied, chased foliate and grape band rim; two cast bail handles with balls in the center on each side of the body; cast joints in the form of a woman's head set between foliate scrolls; joints applied over chased decoration; engraved, "W M B" on the center front; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number:
INV.14451
Marks:
engraved: front center: "W M B" in bright-cut script
stamped: on base: "S. KIRK" in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
This waste bowl may have belonged to the Beekman family.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
4904
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dish
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 10 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. ( 3.5 x 26 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver dish; oval bowl-shaped dish with a domed base and convex sides; sides covered with repoussé chased foliate designs; cast and applied c-scroll, s-scroll and shell motif band around the rim; center engraved, "E E G" in foliate script; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number:
INV.14446
Marks:
engraved: in the center: "E E G" in foliate script
stamped: on the base: "JACOBI & JENKINS/ BALTIMORE/ MAKERS/ STERLING 925/1000 FINE" all below a tower
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
4903
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sugar bowl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1815
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 15.6 x 14.6 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver sugar bowl; rectangular, boat-shaped body with gadrooning around the lower body; seated on a molded, stepped base with a vertically applied egg and dart footring; body flares to an applied, chased foliate and grape band; concave shoulder with an applied Greek-key rim; two cast s-scroll handles; engraved, "W M B" on the center front; "STERLING" stamped on the base.
Object Number:
INV.14445
Marks:
engraved: center front: "W M B" in script
stamped: on base: "STERLING" in a rectangular band
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
4902
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sugar tongs
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1787
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 5/8 in. ( 16.8 x 3.8 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
silver sugar tong; bow-form with coffin-end arms with elliptical bowl grips; arch engraved, "PES" in script; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the arms.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Horatio B. Williams
Object Number:
1956.15e
Marks:
engraved: on the arch, "PES" in script
stamped: on the underside of the arms: illegible strike in a rectangle, "I . V" in a rectangle with rounded edges, "P" in roman letters
Gallery Label:
This pair of sugar tongs was probably part of the wedding silver given to Rebecca Starbuck (1761-1817) who married Isaac Leggett in 1787.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1787
eMuseum Object ID:
4899
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Papboat
Classification:
Date:
1753-1754
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 4 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 11.7 x 7 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver papboat; oval, boat-shaped body with a flat bottom and a long pouring lip; maker's marks stamped on the side below the rim.
Credit Line:
Anonymous Gift
Object Number:
1947.476
Marks:
stamped: on the side below the rim: lion passant in a chamfered cartouche, crowned leopard's head in a cartouche, "s" in a cartouche, "W* H" or "H * M" in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
This papboat belonged to the miniature painter John Ramage (ca. 1748-1802).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1754
eMuseum Object ID:
4898
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Wine funnel with strainer
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 3 3/8 in. ( 15.2 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Cast and spun silver plate wine funnel with strainer and spout; deep, gadrooned, bowl-shaped body with an applied, flared rim and applied, gadrooned border; flat, pierced bottom rendered in flower design; narrow, cone-shaped funnel applied to the base of the cup with wide, slightly domed curved and molded pedestal molded sides; spout curves at the bottom; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Constance Schermerhorn Skillin
Object Number:
1937.184
Gallery Label:
This wine funnel descended throught the donor's family and is believed to have belonged to John Schermerhorn, John P. Schermerhorn (1808-1887), and Louise Schermerhorn (b. 1849).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
4892
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature coffeepot
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 4.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Miniature silver coffeepot; tapered cylindrical body with a chased cherubim in a garden; triangular spout; cylindrical handle socket applied to one side and fitted with a turned wooden handle; domed, circular lid with a ball finial; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1939.147ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
4891
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature caster
Classification:
Date:
1886/87
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Seamed miniature silver caster; cylindrical body with an applied circular footring and midband; pierced domed lid; applied s-curve handle; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1939.134
Marks:
stamped: on the base: "CS * FS" in a rectangle, in roman letters above a lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, three wheat sheafs in a shield, and a roman "C" in a chamfered rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1887
eMuseum Object ID:
4890
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Knife rest
Classification:
Date:
1805-1806
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 x 6 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
silver knife rest; two cast, triangular ends with rounded corners with three circular stretchers between; engraved, "I. C" in gothic script on one end; maker's marks stamped on the other end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1939.154
Marks:
engraved: one end: "I. C" in gothic script
stamped: opposite end: "TJ" in a rectangle, king's head in an oval, lion passant in a rectangle, "K" in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
This knife rest belonged to the Corse family.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1806
eMuseum Object ID:
4889
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.














