Waste bowl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 8 in. ( 13.3 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver waste bowl; plain conical body with a concave shoulder, short neck and an applied, scalloped and gadrooned rim; seated on a round scalloped and gadrooned base with a round gadrooned pedestal; engraved, "Jane Borrowe/ from/ Ann Colt" in script on the front; maker's mark on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Effie Beekman Borrowe
Object Number:
1939.217d
Marks:
Inscription: engraved on front: "Jane Borrowe/ from/ Ann Colt" in script
Mark: stamped on base: "G. BOYCE" in a conforming rectangle over "N. Y." in a conforming rectangle
Mark: square surround superimposed on center punch, which may be a pseudohallmark
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
4261
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paten
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1854
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3 x 4 3/8 in. ( 0.6 x 7.6 x 11.1 cm )
Silver Weight: 2 oz (troy) (62 g)
Description:
Wrought silver paten from a pocket Communion Service; flat oval dish with raised sides and an applied, stepped rim; center of the dish 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:
1928.22c
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:
4229
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Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
1904
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 9.5 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Silver souvenir spoon with view of World's Fair Liberal Arts Building, St. Louis, on inside of pointed oval bowl; handle with threading and scroll motifs; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Object Number:
INV.14010
Marks:
in relief: on inside of bowl: "WORLD'S FAIR LIBERAL ARTS BLDG. / ST. LOUIS, 1904"
in relief: on reverse: "H[impessed on pennant] STERLING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1904
eMuseum Object ID:
4228
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Dessert spoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Each: 7 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 7/8 in. (18.7 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm)
Description:
Pair of cast silver dessert spoons with downturned fiddle handles with basket decoration and the engraved initials, "EKH" in bright-cut script; flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls with shell decoration and rounded drops; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1941.970ab
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "EKH" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "G.W. & N.C. PLATT" in rectangles
Gallery Label:
These dessert spoons belonged to Elizabeth King Hawley, the donor's mother.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
4223
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Salt spoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
1839-1851
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 3 5/8 x 1 x 3/8 in. ( 9.2 x 2.5 x 1 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver salt spoons with upturned, fiddle thread handles with short midribs on both sides and the engraved initials, "D" in gothic script on the undersides of the handles; sugar loaf shoulders and horizontal elliptical bowls; makers' marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1941.959ab
Marks:
engraved: on the undersides of the handles: "D" in gothic script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "B. T. & B." incuse
Gallery Label:
These salt spoons belonged to the de Groot family.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1851
eMuseum Object ID:
4218
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Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1845
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 21.6 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with an upturned fiddle thread handle with a short mid rib on the front and the engraved initials, "HMW" in script; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1941.954c
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "HMW" in script
stamped: on the underside of the stem: "GELSTON & TREADWELL" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
4215
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Waste bowl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1860
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 8.6 x 14.6 cm )
Silver Weight: 10 oz (troy) 2 dwt (314 g)
Description:
Seamed silver waste bowl; curved and fluted round body with a flat applied base and moulded foot ring; all over steel roller-die cut engraving in geometric and floral patterns with a shield shaped reserve on each side; "L S L H" engraved in the front shield-shaped reserve in gothic letters.
Credit Line:
Gift of Sarah Lawrence Horn and Mary Thurston Horn
Object Number:
1935.50h
Marks:
engraved: in shield-shaped reserve: "L S L H"
Mark: stamped on base: "GALE & WILLIS/ NEW-YORK/ 925 STERLING"
Gallery Label:
This waste bowl was part of a service owned by Lydia Smith Lawrence Horn (1835-1894), who came from a distinguished Long Island family. Inspired by the symmetry, straight lines, and bright-cut decoration of American Federal silver, this service is an example the Neoclassical revival. This six-piece tea and coffee service recalls English and American tea services of the 1790s to 1810s that were constructed from seamed silver sheet, then a new material. This service is manufactured primarily from thick-grade silver sheet. The decoration was achieved through a combination of machine and hand processes. The symmetrical designs were probably first stamped or impressed, while the intricate details were hand-engraved.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
4208
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Snuffbox
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1740-1750
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 7.3 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Wrought and seamed silver snuffbox; fluted, oval body with one straight side shaped for the hinge; straight, fluted sides, seamed below the hinge; hinged cover with an applied, molded vertical edge and an applied oval flange at front; tulip and engraved design on the flat, raised top with the initials, "K A" engraved in the center; gilt interior; maker's mark on the interior base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1371
Marks:
engraved: top center: "K A"
scratched: below hinge: "1803"
scratched: on the base: "P Burua" in script
stamped: interior base: "HB" conjoined, roman letters
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
4205
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Two-handed cup and cover
Classification:
Date:
1730/31 or 1732/33
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 5/8 x 13 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. ( 34.6 x 33.7 x 18.4 cm )
Silver Weight : 92 oz (troy) 18 dwt (2889 g)
Description:
Wrought silver covered presentation cup; deep, urn-shaped body with an applied, molded midband and alternating, applied shell filled cartouches and oval portrait cameo cartouches with female and male busts; seated on a stepped, circular foot with a chased foliate and geometric band; two cast double-scroll handles with scrolled drops applied to opposite sides; circular stepped and domed lid decorated with the same alternating cartouches as the lower body and surmounted by a cast knop finial engraved on the front of the cup, "PRESENTED BY/ Anne Queen of England./ to/ COL. PETER SCHUYLER of ALBANY./ IN THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK./ APRIL 19th..1710./ To commemorate his visit to England by request/ of the Provincial Government, accompanied/ by Five Sachems of the/ MOHAWKS" in script and block letters; engraved on the lid, "April 10th.. 1710." in script and "PS" in script; maker's marks stamped on the bezel and the base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Major Philip Schuyler
Object Number:
1915.26ab
Marks:
engraved: front center: "PRESENTED BY/ Ann Queen of England./ to/ COL. PETER SCHUYLER of ALBANY./ IN THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK./ APRIL 19th..1710./ To commemorate his visit to England by request/ of the Provincial Government, accompanied/ by Five Sachems o
Gallery Label:
The inscription on this cup identifies it as the gift of Queen Anne to Albany mayor and Indian diplomat Peter Schuyler (1657-1724) in recognition of his presentation at court in 1710 with four Native American sachems. The vessel's stylistic features, however, are inconsistent with manufacture in 1710, and its hallmarks indicate that it was produced in the 1730s, after the deaths of both the supposed benefactor and recipient. More likely, this is the "Chased Cup and Cover" weighing 93 oz. 13 dwt. purchased in London by Schuyler's great-grandson, General Philip Schuyler in 1761 or 1762. A document belonging to Schuyler survives and records weight noted is exactly the weight scratched into this cup's underside.
Provenance:
Probable descent: General Philip Schuyler (1733-1804), who married Catherine Van Rensselaer (1734-1803); probably to his son Philip Jeremiah Schuyler (1768-1835), who married Mary Anne Sawyer (1786-1852); to their son George Lee Schuyler (1811-1890), who married Eliza Hamilton (1811-1863); to their son Philip Schuyler (1836-1910), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1733
eMuseum Object ID:
4204
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Tablespoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 21.9 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver tablespoons with upturned threaded fiddle ahndles with short midribs on both sides and the engraved initials, "EFH" in script on the undersides; flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls; maker's amrks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Object Number:
1941.84ab
Marks:
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "J & I. COX" in a rectangle
engraved: on the undersides of the handles: "EFH" in script
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
4168
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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