Vegetable dish

Classification: 
Date: 
1791-1792
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. ( 14 x 21.9 cm ) Silver Weight: 32 oz (troy) 13 dwt (1016 g)
Description: 
Wrought silver vegetable dish; deep, circular body with curved sides and an applied beaded band around the rim; two, cast, hinged bail handles applied to opposite sides of the body; circular, stepped, domed cover with applied beaded bands around the edge and around the center; cover surmounted by a cast, cauliflower finial; engraved with the Lenox family crest on the cover and the bowl, a crowned lion passant on fess; maker's marks stamped on the side.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr.; The Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. Collection
Object Number: 
1950.254ab
Marks: 
stamped: on the side: "RS" in roman letters in a rectangle, a lion passant in a rectangle, a crowned leopard's head in a shield and "q" in a shield
Gallery Label: 
This vegetable dish was part of an elaborate silver dinner service of twenty-two matching platters, plates, and dishes, along with an assortment of French, English, and American forks, spoons, and knives, assembled by Robert Lenox (1759-1839), a prominent New York shipping merchant and real estate investor. A silver service of this size was impressive by American standards, and Lenox's purchase probably stood out among those of his peers. As a successful shipping merchant, Lenox had frequent contact with English agents, and could easily have arranged the purchase of the service. As evidenced by the varying date letters, the service was probably not a special order but gathered from stock or acquired over a period of time.
Provenance: 
Robert Lenox (1759-1839), who married Rachel Carmer (1763-1843); probable descent, to their daughter Rachel Carmer Lenox (b. 1792), who married David Sproat Kennedy (1791-1853); to their son James Lenox Kennedy (1823-1864), who married Cornelia Van Rensselaer (1836-1864); to their son Henry Van Rensselaer Kennedy (1863-1912), who married Marian Robbins (1862-1946); to their daughter Rachel Lenox Kennedy Porter (1887-1962), who married (2nd) Graeme Donald (1884-1928); consigned by Mrs. Graeme Donald to Robert Ensko Inc., New York City; purchased in 1937 by Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr., the donor.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1792
eMuseum Object ID: 
4466
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Platter

Classification: 
Date: 
1795/96
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/2 x 21 1/4 x 14 in. ( 3.8 x 54 x 35.6 cm ) Silver Weight: 60 oz (troy) 12 dwt (1885 g)
Description: 
Wrought silver platter; ovoid with raised sides and four flutes along the edges; applied, cast beaded band around the rim; Lenox family crest engraved on the rim; maker's marks stamped on the rim.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr.; Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. Collection
Object Number: 
1950.255q
Marks: 
stamped: on the base: "W * P/ I * P" in roman letters in a rectangle, a lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, a crowned leopard's head in a shield, "u" in a chamfered rectangle and the king's head in an oval
Gallery Label: 
This platter was part of an elaborate silver dinner service of twenty-two matching platters, plates, and dishes, along with an assortment of French, English, and American forks, spoons, and knives, assembled by Robert Lenox (1759-1839), a prominent New York shipping merchant and real estate investor. A silver service of this size was impressive by American standards, and Lenox's purchase probably stood out among those of his peers. As a successful shipping merchant, Lenox had frequent contact with English agents, and could easily have arranged the purchase of the service. As evidenced by the varying date letters, the service was probably not a special order but gathered from stock or acquired over a period of time.
Provenance: 
Robert Lenox (1759-1839), who married Rachel Carmer (1763-1843); probable descent, to their daughter Rachel Carmer Lenox (b. 1792), who married David Sproat Kennedy (1791-1853); to their son James Lenox Kennedy (1823-1864), who married Cornelia Van Rensselaer (1836-1864); to their son Henry Van Rensselaer Kennedy (1863-1912), who married Marian Robbins (1862-1946); to their daughter Rachel Lenox Kennedy Porter (1887-1962), who married (2nd) Graeme Donald (1884-1928); consigned by Mrs. Graeme Donald to Robert Ensko Inc., New York City; purchased in 1937 by Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr., the donor.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1796
eMuseum Object ID: 
4465
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Saltcellar

Classification: 
Date: 
1855
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 7 x 11.4 x 5.4 cm ) Silver Weight: 2 oz (troy) 4 dwt (68 g)
Description: 
Wrought silver presentation saltcellar; oval bowl raised to points at each end seated on a high oval pedestal foot with a beaded band around the rim; repoussé chased foliate and scroll cartouches around the Perry family crest, an anchor on fess below a hind's head, on one side of the body and the initials, "M. C. P." in gothic script on the other side; beaded band below the rim; two tapered strap handles applied to the sides; gilt interior; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number: 
1936.31
Marks: 
engraved: on the bowl: "M. C. P." in gothic script stamped: on the base: "W. G. & S" in a rectangle over "W/ G/ &/ S" in an oval over "1/ 55/ 8" in a diamond
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: 
4463
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Oyster tureen

Classification: 
Date: 
1863
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 12 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 31.1 x 32.4 x 23.5 cm ) Silver Weight: 53 oz (troy) 19 dwt (1678 g)
Description: 
Wrought and cast silver covered bowl; deep bowl shaped body with an applied egg and trefoil dart band below the plain rim; seated on a circular splayed pedestal with a molded bead band around the joint and around the edge of the foot; two cast, reeded strap handles crimped in the center with a beaded ring and arrow heads applied to each side of the body with cast ram's head joints; stepped and domed lid with a molded beaded band around the center; cast helmet finial screwed through the center of the lid; engraved on the front center, "PRESENTED/ to/ Judge Advocate General/ William Henry Anthon./ BY THE/ Commissioners and Surgeons of Drafting/ in the/ CITY of NEW YORK./ AS A/ Testimonial/ of their appreciation of the eminent ability and unswerving/ integrity with which the proceeding preparatory to the draft were conducted./ Dated New York, April 1863./ Maj.r Gen. C. W. Sandford/ Maj.r Gen. H. T. Kiersted../ Brig. Gen. Wm. Hall....../ P. B. Mauran . M.D......./ R. A. McCurdy. EsqE...../ COMMITTEE" in multiple scripts; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Stuyvesant Fish
Object Number: 
1946.94ab
Marks: 
engraved: front center: "PRESENTED/ to/ Judge Advocate General/ William Henry Anthon./ BY THE/ Commissioners and Surgeons of Drafting/ in the/ CITY of NEW YORK./ AS A/ Testimonial/ of their appreciation of the eminent ability and unswerving/ integrity wit
Gallery Label: 
This tureen, typical of Tiffany silver of the 1850s and 1860s, is minimally decorated with Neoclassical ornament: egg-and-dart and beaded borders, vine handles with sculpted ram terminals, and a cast helmet finial. The concentric striations visible on the tureen's foot suggest that it was manufactured by spinning, a mechanical process used in the United States from the 1830s to shape rounded hollowware components. The "M" mark, part of the lengthy mark struck on the tureen's underside, specifies that the tureen was produced by the shop of Edward C. Moore. This tureen was presented to William Henry Anthon (1827-1875), a prominent New York lawyer who was appointed Judge Advocate General in 1863, in recognition of his preparations for the city's Civil War draft.
Provenance: 
William Henry Anthon (1827-1875), who married Sarah Atwood Meert (1829-1911); probably to their daughter Marion Anthon Graves (1853-1915), who married Stuyvesant Fish, Sr. (1851-1923); to their son Stuyvesant Fish, Jr. (1883-1952), the donor.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1863
eMuseum Object ID: 
4462
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Tea infuser

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1900
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 3.5 x 4.4 cm )
Description: 
Cast silver tea infuser; squat, globular body with perforations in a geometric design; circular domed lid with perforated decoration; chain with a ring terminal strung through the body; makers' marks stamped on the bezel.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Object Number: 
1988.20ab
Marks: 
stamped: on the bezel: "TIFFANY & Co 20035 MAKERS 6172 STERLING 925-1000 M"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
4461
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Kettle stand and burner

Classification: 
Date: 
1874
Medium: 
Silver, gilt
Dimensions: 
Overall: 9 x 8 in. ( 22.9 x 20.3 cm ) Silver Weight: 35 oz (troy) 4 dwt (1094 g)
Description: 
Cast silver kettle stand and burner in the Egyptian style with gilt decoration; scalloped, matte-finished stand with a gilt rim rests on four gilt, winged sphinx feet; two cast, applied support arms wide at the base, tapering to a circle in the center with a gilt flower and widening above to a curved crest with ears to hold the kettle; two gilt, elongated teardrops in the centers of the support arms and two gilt beads at the base of each; silver ring attached to the interior of the arms which kettle rests on; applied urn-shaped burned in the center with a cylindrical flue through its center.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Children and Grandchildren of John Roach
Object Number: 
1920.18cd
Marks: 
Mark: stamped on base: "STERLING" above a lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, an anchor in a rectangle and a "G" in gothic script in a chamfered rectangle over "690/ F" engraved: on front: overlapping, "J/ R"
Gallery Label: 
This kettle stand and burner was part of a tea and coffee serviced presented to John Roach (1815-1887) on April 30, 1874 at a lavish gentlemen's dinner held at Delmonico's restaurant in New York City. Honored by eighty-two businessmen for "all he had done to revive American shipbuilding," Roach was regarded as a champion of the industry and its workers. The Roach presentation received extensive attention in contemporary newspapers. The New York Times described it as "a magnificent collection of plate, worthy in every way of the high reputation of the Gorham Manufacturing Company." Made in the years following Gorham's expansion, the service required the work of numerous specialist craftsmen with its construction taking more than sixty-four hours to complete.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1874
eMuseum Object ID: 
4460
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Serving knife

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1896
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 21 x 8.3 x 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Cast silver serving knife with an upturned double-swell fiddle handle with an anthemion tip and all over foliate scroll decoration; handle engraved, "MDBM" in script; swelling stem decorated with three flower motifs and threaded design; flat, scalloped blade with thee bands of piercing; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Wilmot T. Cox
Object Number: 
1942.391
Marks: 
engraved: on the handle: "MDBM" in script stamped: on the underside of the stem: "STERLING PAT. 1896" besides an unidentifiable hallmark
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1896
eMuseum Object ID: 
4458
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Goblet

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1761
Medium: 
Sheffield plate
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 8.3 cm )
Description: 
Wrought Sheffield plated silver goblet; urn shaped body on a weighted trumpet pedestal foot with rings applied at the body joint and the center of the stem; engraved on the front center, "P S/ 1761" in bright-cut script; engraved on the base, "M M H" in bright-cut script; no maker's mark.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Major Philip Schuyler
Object Number: 
1915.24
Marks: 
engraved: front center: "P S/ 1761" in bright-cut script engraved: on the base: "M M H" in bright-cut script
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1761
eMuseum Object ID: 
4413
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Cigar box

Classification: 
Date: 
1900-1950
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 5.7 x 18.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description: 
Seamed silver cigar box; rectangular box with straight seamed sides; hinged, slightly domed cover engraved, "L. S. G." in roman letters in an inscribed circle on the upper left corner; engraved lines drawn out from around the circle; lined with cedar; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder
Object Number: 
INV.14208
Marks: 
engraved: in an inscribed circle on the upper left corner: "L. S. G." in roman letters stamped: on the base: "C/L (?)/ STERLING/ 104"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
4406
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Tablespoons (12)

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1791
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 9 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description: 
Twelve silver tablespoons with pointed oval bowl, downturned oval handle with bright-cut and wheel-turned decoration, and modeled drop; engraved initials inside decorative oval on obverse of handle; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. Goodhue Livingston
Object Number: 
1951.295a-l
Marks: 
engraved in script: on obverse of handle: "R" or "ER" stamped (twice): on reverse of handle: "I . R"
Gallery Label: 
The spoons were probably made for Elizabeth Rhoads (1770-1796), who married Samuel Wharton Fisher (1764-1817) in Philadelphia in 1791.
Provenance: 
Elizabeth Rhoads (1770-1796), who married Samuel Wharton Fisher (1764-1817); to their son Coleman Fisher (1793-1857), who married Mary Read (1799-1875); to their daughter Elizabeth Rhodes Fisher (1828-1878), who married Eugene Augustus Livingston (1813-1893); to their son Richard Montgomery Callendar Livingston (1861-1945); to his cousin Goodhue Livingston (1867-1951), the donor.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1791
eMuseum Object ID: 
4403
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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