Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
1842-1844
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 15.2 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle engraved, "MS" in script, flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1971.43
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "MS" in script
stamped: on the undersie of the handle: "M. & F. Sill" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1844
eMuseum Object ID:
4762
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Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800-1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 22.5 x 4.1 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Silver tablespoon with a downturned pointed handle with a short midrib on the underside and bright-cut decoration around the engraved initials, "BHM" in script on the front; 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:
1925.94
Marks:
engraved: on teh handle: "BHM" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "I. SAYRE" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
4757
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Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1792
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned pointed handle with bright-cut decoration around the engraved initials, "MB" in script; pointed oval bowl with a tapered drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Effie Beekman Borrowe
Object Number:
1939.175
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "MB" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "Grigg" in script in a conforming rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1792
eMuseum Object ID:
4754
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Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1805
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 15.6 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned coffin handle with bright-cut decoration and a wheel turned reserve engraved, "BH" in script; pointed oval bowl with an arched drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1971.20
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "BH" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "T. KEELER' in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
4753
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Sugar bowl with cover
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1863
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 6 in. ( 15.9 x 22.2 x 15.2 cm )
Silver Weight: 23 oz (troy) 9 dwt (729 g)
Description:
Cast and wrought silver presentation sugar bowl; squat, globular body with an applied band of engraved anchors linked by a rope, around the center; two applied oval medallions with rope borders and cast eagles on oak tree branches applied to the tops; one medallion engraved, "Presented to/ Alban C. Stimers Ch. Engr. U.S.N./ to commemorate important services/ rendered to his Country/ on board/ THE MONITOR./ before and during her memorable conflict/ with the MERRIMAC./ in Hampton Roads./ March 9th 1862." in script and an engraved image of the "Merrimac" on the other; seated on a circular foot; two cast squared strap handles with applied, cast crowned head's of Neptune and laurel leaf joints; circular, domed lid with a rope border and surmounted by a cast finial comprised of a Watts type centrifugal governor (used for regulating the speeds of engines), a cannon and a bayonet; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Walter Durbrow
Object Number:
1940.479ab
Marks:
engraved: on front medallion: "Presented to/ Alban C. Stimers Ch. Engr. U.S.N./ to commemorate important services/ rendered to his Country/ on board/ THE MONITOR./ before and during her memorable conflict/ with the MERRIMAC./ in Hampton Roads./ March 9th
Gallery Label:
On February 2, 1863, Alban C. Stimers (1827-1876), chief engineer of the ironclad warship USS Monitor, was given a five-piece tea and coffee service, including this small sugar bowl. The set was presented in the midst of the Civil War by John Ericsson (1803-1889), the illustrious Swedish-born designer of the ship, and a group of prominent New Yorkers. The set was custom-made for the occasion, as witnessed by ornament such as the sugar bowl's finial, a model of a Watts-type centrifugal governor (a device used to regulate engine speed), and its rope-framed medallion, anchor midband, and handles with Neptune masks.
Provenance:
Presented to Alban Crocker Stimers (1827-1876), who married Julia Ann Derby (1835-1903); to their daughter Julia Stimers Durbrow (b. 1861), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1863
eMuseum Object ID:
4740
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Bowl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1750
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. ( 7.9 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver bowl, deep, bowl-shaped body on a cast, applied molded foot; applied, molded band around the rim; engraved on the front center, "G C in foliate script; engraved on the base around an X, "1/ 7/ 3/ 4"; no maker's mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1928.21
Marks:
engraved: front center: "G C" in foliate script
engraved: on the base: around an X, "1/ 7/ 3/ 4"
Gallery Label:
This bowl belonged to George Clinton (1739-1812), the first Governor of New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
4738
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Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800-1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 13.7 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with a long, downturned fiddle coffin-end handle with wheel turned decoration around the bright-cut initials, "ECV" in script; pointed shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with an arched drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1983.27
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "ECV" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "WR" in a rectangle between a sheaf of wheat and an inidenifiable mark
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
4731
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Soup tureen
Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 12 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. (27.3 x 32.7 x 27.3 cm); silver weight: 104 oz (troy) 19 dwt (3264 g)
Place Made:
North America, U.S.A., Philadelphia
Credit Line:
Gift of Goodhue Livingston
Object Number:
1951.311ab
Marks:
Maker's mark stamped on base: profile bust in circular surround, "T" in shield surround, "F" in shield surround, eagle in circular surround, and "P" in a shield, all in Roman letters.
Gallery Label:
This soup tureen, originally one of a pair, reflects the early nineteenth-century fashion for silver in the French Empire style drawn heavily from the grandeur of antiquity. Livingston family history suggests that the tureen was made for the Philadelphia couple Coleman Fisher (1793-1857) and Mary Read (1799-1875). The form of this vessel derives from the ancient Greek kylix, a wide drinking cup with horizontal handles.
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
4722
Sort order:
13
Exclude from TMS update:
Exclude from TMS update
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Flagon
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/4 x 6 5/8 x 11 1/8 in. ( 32.4 x 16.8 x 28.3 cm )
Description:
Cast silver plated flagon from a Bloomingdale Reformed Church Communion Service; circular body with straight sides tapering slightly from the stepped and molded base with a reeded band around the base to the plain, applied rim; two plain bands applied around the center of the body; cast, s-scroll handle tapers toward the heart-shaped terminus; handle applied below the rim and to the lower body with an oval joint; cast and hinged, circular, stepped and domed lid with an applied mouse-eared thumbpiece and cast hinge-plate with a shaped drop; applied, cast triangular spout; engraved on the base, "R. D. C. H." in script; no maker's mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Hopper Striker Mott
Object Number:
1928.35a
Marks:
engraved: on the base: "R. D. C. H." in script
Gallery Label:
This flagon was used as part of a Communion Service at the Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
4719
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Candlesticks (4)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Sheffield plate
Dimensions:
each overall: 12 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 30.8 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Set of four cast, seamed and wrought Sheffield plate candlesticks; tapered conical shafts with applied, cast convex shoulders with chased acanthus scrolls around the edges and baluster necks, supporting cast incurved sockets with applied, chased acanthus scroll and gadrooned rims; shafts set on cast circular feet with bands of acanthus scrolls and gadrooning; pedestals raised in the centers to circular platforms with acanthus scroll edges; bases weighted; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Townsend Lawrence
Object Number:
INV.14170-14171, 14174-14175
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
4717
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