Waiter
Classification:
Date:
1770/71
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. ( 2.9 x 17.5 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver waiter; flat, round dish with an applied, cast, scrolled lip and applied, cast, scrolled and shell rim; three cast molded pad feet; contemporary cipher engraved in the center, "F C" in foliate script; engraved on the base, "1763;" maker's marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss M. Gertrude Deavenport, in memory of her mother and sister
Object Number:
1954.40
Marks:
engraved: cipher in the center: "F C" in foliate script
engraved: on the base: "1763"
stamped: on the base: "P" in gothic script i a shield, lion passant in a rectangle, leopard's head crowned in a shield, "E * C" in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
This waiter belonged to the Fee family of Barbados, West Indies.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1771
eMuseum Object ID:
4322
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Match case
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1932
Medium:
Platinum
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 6 x 4.1 x 1 cm )
Silver Weight: 1 oz (troy) 7 dwt (42 g)
Description:
Seamed platinum match case; rectangular body with a rounded base; hinge divides the base in half; spring-loaded oval button in the top center opens the case; interior center engraved with the Von Kienbusch family arms, shield with a vert fess across the center between nine pierced mullets, two in chief and four over three in base, shield surmounted by an armor helmet and a man in Colonial dress with a gun in bend behind, shield surrounded by foliate scrolls; makers' marks stamped on the button mechanism.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Robert Hershey
Object Number:
1975.34b
Marks:
engraved: center interior: the Von Kienbusch family arms, shield with a vert fess across the center between nine pierced mullets, two in chief and four over three in base, shield surmounted by an armor helmet and a man in Colonial dress with a gun in bend
Gallery Label:
This match case was given to Mr. C. Otto von Kienbusch by his wife. It was later given to the donor by Mr. Kienbusch.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1932
eMuseum Object ID:
4282
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Chalices (4)
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 × 3 3/8 in. (18.4 × 8.6 cm)
Description:
Cast silver plated chalice from the Bloomingdale Reformed Church, New York; circular body with straight sides tapering from the flared rim to the flat base; seated on narrow trumpet-shaped pedestal, applied to a circular domed foot; engraved in the center of the body, "B R C" in script; makers marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Hopper Striker Mott
Object Number:
1931.70a
Marks:
engraved: center front: "B R C" in script
Gallery Label:
These chalices were used at the Bloomingdale Reformed Church, New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
4280
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle stands (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1770-1776
Medium:
Silver, wood, linen
Dimensions:
each overall: 5 1/16 x 2 1/8 in. (12.9 x 5.4 cm)
Silver Weight: 6 oz (troy) 11.8 dwt (205 g)
Silver Weight: 6 oz (troy
Description:
Pair of wrought silver bottle stands with turned wooden bases; circular wooden coasters with three double circles inscribed on the tops; wooden bases covered with natural linen; bases set into circular silver rings with applied rope bands; the sides of the coaster are formed from three identical piercework pieces applied to the lower ring; gadrooned bands applied to the waved tops of the sides; the centers of a single piercework piece on each coaster are filled in forming a shield shaped reserve; reserve engraved with the Schuyler family crest, a falcon on fess; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the reserves.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Major Philip Schuyler
Object Number:
1915.18ab
Marks:
stamped: on the undersides of the reserves: "Myers" in script conforming
Gallery Label:
These intricate bottle stands, intended to hold glass decanters or wine bottles, were used on the dining table of Philip Schuyler (1733-1804), one of the wealthiest landowners in the Hudson Valley. The delicate openwork on the stands was achieved through the demanding technique of piercing, in which files and fretsaws were used to cut away the silver. This highly specialized handwork required extensive training, which was not available in colonial America. Indeed, the skilled saw-piercing was probably executed by an immigrant craftsman employed in Myers's workshop. The fine quality of the pierced work and the stands' close similarity to marked London examples also raises the possibility that Myers could have imported the bottle stands and marked them with his own stamp.
Provenance:
Philip Schuyler (1733-1804), who married Catherine Van Rensselaer (1734-1803); probably to their son Philip Jeremiah (1768-1835), who married (2nd) Mary Anna Sawyer (1781-1852); to their son George Lee Schuyler (1811-1890), who married Eliza Hamilton (1811-1863); to their son Philip Schuyler (1836-1906), the donor.
Bibliography:
Hofer, Margaret K. "Seventeenth-and eighteenth-century family silver." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 156-160.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1776
eMuseum Object ID:
4278
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Communion cup
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1854
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 9.8 x 7 cm )
Silver Weight: 3 oz (troy) 18 dwt (122 g)
Description:
Wrought silver Communion cup from a pocket Communion Service in the shape of a beaker; circular body with straight sides flared at the top to an applied stepped rim; bowl-shaped base seated on a molded and stepped foot; center of the body engraved with the arms of the Clarkson family, shield with a silver bend engraved with three rings, surmounted by an armor helmet and a dragon's head, surrounded by foliate scrolls and draped at the bottom with a banner that reads, "DEO FIDENDOM" in roman letters; below the arms in gothic script, "A. V. C." over, "JUNE 1854" in roman letters; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. F. Savage
Object Number:
1928.22a
Marks:
engraved: front center: the arms of the Clarkson family, shield with a silver bend engraved with three rings, surmounted by an armor helmet and a dragon's head, surrounded by foliate scrolls and draped at the bottom with a banner that reads, "DEO FIDENDOM
Gallery Label:
This portable communion set was owned by Augustus Vallette Clarkson (1828-1907), rector of the Church of St. Augustine in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. The communion set was likely a gift to Clarkson in 1854, the year of his ordination, and would have been used when ministering to parishioners in their homes or visiting those confined to hospitals or prisons.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1854
eMuseum Object ID:
4276
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creamer
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 3 1/2 x 6 in. ( 14.9 x 8.9 x 15.2 cm )
Silver Weight: 9 oz (troy) 2 dwt (283 g)
Description:
Wrought and seamed silver creamer; oval, boat-shaped body on a flat base, with an applied vertical band stamped with stars above four hollow ball feet at the corners; convex band below poring lip; short pouring lip with an applied stamped star band along the edge; squared and tapered strap handle with a molded band down its center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadawalader Evans
Object Number:
1939.15d
Marks:
engraved: front center: "AD" in bright-cut script
stamped: base: "J. Sayre" in a conforming rectangle in script
Gallery Label:
Belonged to Mrs. Israel Corse, Sr. (Abigal Cornell Doty, 1776-1854).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
4273
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Punch bowl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1829
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. ( 14.9 x 21.9 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver punch bowl; deep, circular bowl-shaped body on a circular molded and stepped pedestal with gadrooning around the footring and around the body joint; convex band around the body, below the vertically applied, gadrooned rim; front center engraved, "B" in gothic script; maker's mark on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1947.2
Marks:
engraved: front center: "B" in gothic script
stamped: on the base: twice, "P. Chitry" in script in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
This punch bowl belonged to Mrs. Martha Coggeshall Holly (b. 1804), who married John Bissell in 1829.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
4272
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cann
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1810-1820
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. ( 13.7 x 9.8 x 14.3 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver cann; squat, baluster-shaped body on a circular molded foot; plain, molded band applied around the rim; double-scroll handle with a scrolled acanthus leaf thumbpiece, lower terminus forked; bright-cut, "C" engraved on the front center; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1970.57
Marks:
Inscription: engraved at center front: "C" in bright-cut script
Maker's mark: stamped on base: "G. EOFF" twice in rectangles, between "*/S" in gothic script in an ellipse and "C" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
4271
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 9.5 x 2.9 x 1 cm )
Description:
silver salt spoon; downturned fiddle handle with an outlined scallop on front, flaring shoulders, and a horizontal elliptical bowl; engraved "AF" in bright-cut script on the front of the handle; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number:
1924.32a
Marks:
engraved: front of handle: "AF" in bright cut script
stamped: underside of handle: "GEOFF" in a rectangle, in roman letters besides a eagle in a circle and a roman "C" in a circle
Gallery Label:
This set of salt cellars and salt spoons belonged to Anna Floyd, daughter of General William Floyd of the Revolutionary War and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Anna Floyd married George Clinton in 1808.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
4268
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1750
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 10.5 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with an upturned handle with a full midrib on the front and engraved, "B T" in block letters; elliptical bowl with a broad drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1971.48
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "B T" in block letters
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "AB"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
4263
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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