Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 15.2 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned threaded, fiddle handle engraved, "EFH" in script; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Object Number:
1941.81a
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "EFH" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "ROCKWELL' in a rectangle beside a lion passant, "W" in a rectangle, bust in an oval
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
4167
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
1854-1858
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 6 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 15.6 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver teaspoons with slightly upturned fiddle handles with short splayed midribs and the engraved initials, "MLD" in script on the fronts; flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alfred M. F. Kiddle
Object Number:
1940.460ab
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "MLD" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "H. P. Seymour" in a rectangle, "PURE COIN" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1858
eMuseum Object ID:
4164
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's fork and spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840 - 1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Part (spoon): 6 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. (16.8 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm)
Part (fork): 6 1/4 x 3/4 x 5/8 in. (15.9 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm)
Description:
silver child's fork and spoon with pointed handles, cast in vertical halves, with c-scrolls and trefoil decoration and the engraved initals, "V S O" in script; molded handle sockets fitted with chamfered stems; spoon with squared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; fork with a pierced bowl and four tines; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the bowl.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. F. Savage
Object Number:
1925.96ab
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "V S O" in script
stamped: on the underside of the spoon bowl: "A. C" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
4158
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Waiter
Classification:
Date:
1746-1755
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. ( 2.9 x 18.4 cm )
Silver Weight: 11 oz (troy) 8 dwt (354 g)
Description:
Raised silver salver; flat, circular dish with applied, scrolled and scalloped lip and applied, cast scrolled and scalloped rim; three cast pad feet applied to the bottom; engraved "G" in bright-cut script in the center of the dish; engraved, "B/ S . R" in block letters on the base; engraved, "P G/ M I S/ C A S" in script on the base; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Constance Schermerhorn Skillin
Object Number:
1937.186
Marks:
engraved on the underside: "B/ S . R" in block letters
engraved on the underside: "P G/ M I S/ C A S" in script
engraved on face: "G" in bright-cut script
stamped: on the base and top of one foot: "M M" in a rectangle in roman letters
Gallery Label:
This salver originally belonged to David Grim (1737-1826), a German immigrant and proprietor of the Hessians' Coffee House on William Street.
Provenance:
Original owners ("B / S * R") possibly from the family of Maria Elisabeth Böcking (1730-1779), first wife of David Grim (1737-1826); to their son Philip Grim (1766-1821), who married Elizabeth Daddy (ca. 1785-1859); to their daughter Maria Isabella Grim (1809-1890), who married George Stevens Schermerhorn (1807-1885); to their son Charles Augustus Schermerhorn (1839-1914), who married Louise Schermerhorn (1849-1924); to their daughter E. Constance Schermerhorn (Mrs. J. Harper Skillin, 1886-1981), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1755
eMuseum Object ID:
4152
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 1/4 in. ( 3.5 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Silver tea infuster; acorn-shaped body with circular perforations around the lower body; circular lid with scallops and fluting, raised in the center; two pin and notch closures; chain with a ring terminus strung through the center; front center engraved, "J F C" in script; makers' marks on the bezel.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Object Number:
1988.19ab
Marks:
stamped: on the bezel: "TIFFANY & CO MAKERS STERLING"
engraved: front center: "J F C" in script
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
4151
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pepper box
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1730
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 7.6 x 5.7 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Seamed silver pepper box; cylindrical body seamed to the right of the handle and around the flat, set-in base; applied, molded baseband; applied, plain s-scroll handle; domed, circular lid with bezel and geometric and trefoil pierce work; engraved, "S/ I * I" and "M * T" in block letters on the base; maker's mark stamped below the rim to the left of the handle.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1976.32ab
Marks:
engraved: on the base: "S/ I * I" above "M * T" both in block letters
stamped: below the rim, left of the handle: "SS" in roman letters in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
Silversmith Simeon Soumain is known to have been a slave owner. In 1741, when the "Great Negro Plot" threatened in New York City, Soumain's slave Tom told authorities that the conspirators asked him to get swords from his master's shop. Two years later, Soumain advertised that a pepper box much like this had been stolen.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1730
eMuseum Object ID:
4150
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brazier
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1750
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. ( 6.4 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver brazier (converted into a butter dish); circular, bowl-shaped body with the sides flared to an applied, scalloped reeded and shell motif rim; band of pierced work scrolls around the sides of the bowl; seated on three cast shell feet with shell and ball knees; engraved on the base, "P S/ 1761" in bright cut script; hole in the base to receive a screw that protrudes through the bottom of the inset; bowl-shaped insert with sides flared to the rim; applied, pierced cover with a circular hole in the center and applied, reeded rim; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Major Philip Schuyler
Object Number:
1915.23ab
Marks:
engraved: on the base: "P S/ 1761" in bright cut script
Gallery Label:
The inscriptions on this brazier were probably added later.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
4148
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Porringer
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1705-1724
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 7 3/8 x 5 in. ( 5.1 x 18.7 x 12.7 cm )
Silver Weight: 6 oz (troy) 17 dwt (213 g)
Description:
Raised circular, shallow bowl, with sides curved-out from a stepped, flat, domed base, and back to an everted lip; cast, applied handle with pierced geometric shapes and inscribed scrolls on each side of the joint; engraved on the base, "C/ I * M" in block letters; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Abbot-Lenox Fund
Object Number:
1962.35
Marks:
engraved: on the base: "C/ I * M" in block letters
stamped: on the base: "PVD" in a rectangle, in roman letters
Gallery Label:
This porringer was presented to John Cruger (1678-1744) and his wife, Maria Cuyler (1678-1724), who married in New York City in 1703. This porringer incorporates the distinctive "flowered" handle, one of two patterns popular in New York City during the early eighteenth century. Extensive wear on the bowl indicates that the porringer saw heavy usage.
Provenance:
John (1678-1744) and Maria Cuyler Cruger (1678-1724); to their son Henry Cruger (1707-1780), who married Elizabeth Harris (1712-1760); to their son Henry Cruger (1739-1827), who married Caroline Elizabeth Blair (d. 1793); to their son John Cruger (1774-1812), who married Martha Ramsay (1774-1848); to their son Nicholas Cruger (1801-1868), who married Eliza Kortright (1802-1882); to their daughter Catherine Kortright Cruger (1829-1894), who married Gilbert Rodman Fox (1817-1892); to their daughter Frances M. Fox (1856-1931); to her nephew George Coleman Fox (1888-1976); acquired by collector John D. Kernan, Englewood, N.J., 1954; sold to Israel Sack, New York, 1962; purchased by N-YHS, 1962.
Bibliography:
Krohn, Deborah, Peter Miller, and Marybeth De Filippis, eds., "Dutch New York Between East and West: The World of Margrieta van Varick." New York: Bard Graduate Center, New-York Historical Society, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009, p. 318
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1724
eMuseum Object ID:
4147
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sugar bowl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 16.5 x 12.1 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver sugar bowl; raised circular body, tapering toward the rim; seated on a flared circular base; engraved zigzag band applied below the plain rim; bail handle with ball finials at the ends, which pivot on cylindrical hinges; hinges applied to the body with tear-drop shaped joints; gilt interior; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Goodhue Livingston
Object Number:
1951.302a
Marks:
stamped: on base: "BALL, BLACK & Co/ 925/1000 (in a shield)/ NEW-YORK/ ENGLISH STERLING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
4112
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Waste bowl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 18.4 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver waste bowl; inverted pear-shaped body on a high domed foot joined to the body by an applied circular pedestal, with an applied vertical footring, both decorated with a die-rolled floral heart motif; concave shoulder; curved, applied, die-rolled floral heart band below the vertical lip; repoussé and chased floral design on the body and around the foot; Lenox family crest, a lion passant crowned, engraved in the reserves on both sides; maker's mark on the base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr.
Object Number:
1950.259f
Marks:
Mark: stamped with two block letter "W" in relief in square surround above maker's marks.
engraved: in the reserves: crowned lion passant
Gallery Label:
This waste bowl was made for James Lenox (1800-1800). Wiliam Forbes was the grandson of William Garrett Forbes, and the son of Colin Van Gelder Forbes, both New York silversmiths.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
4111
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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