Bottle ticket
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1875 - 1925
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Silver crescent-shaped bottle ticket with loops at each end; cast silver dragon soldered to the top edge of the "u;" oval linked chain attaches through the loops; "Sherry" engraved on the obverse; three maker's marks struck on the reverse.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Raphael Ashton Weed
Object Number:
INV.56
Marks:
engraved: on obverse: "SHERRY"
stamped: on reverse: "WH" in conforming rectangle
stamped: on reverse: "90" in conforming rectangle
stamped: on reverse: two Chinese characters in a conforming rectangle
Gallery Label:
This wine label bears the Chinese hallmark of Wang Hing, a prolific silversmith active in Hong Kong during the late nineteenth century.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
4020
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 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 downturned fiddle handle with a short midrib on the underside and pointed oval bowl with a round drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. F. Savage
Object Number:
1928.48
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "G. FORBES" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
4019
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tea infuser
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Cast silver tea infuser; globular body with inscribed banding around the center and geometric engraving around perforations above and below; hinged cover and attached link chain with terminal ring; makers' marks stamped inside the lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mildred S. Rosenberg, Queens, New York
Object Number:
1988.12
Marks:
stamped: inside the lid: "TIFFANY & Co./ 17057 A/ MAKERS/ STERLING/ M"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
4018
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Carving knife
Classification:
Date:
1887 - 1888
Medium:
Silver, steel, horn
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 30.5 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
silver carving knife with a bone handle with a hollow cast finial; shield-shape finial, cast in vertical halves, with feathered, foliate and geometric decoration and a beaded border around the socket; cylindrical handle socket with a heart band and beaded edge; flat blade with a chamfered edge, comes to a point; maker's mark stamped on the blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number:
INV.14512b
Marks:
Fork is marked in several locations. Reverse of tines stamped "ENGLAND" in Roman characters. Stand marked "SMITH'S PATENT" and "FEBY 9TH 1881" in block characters. Band at neck of handle and border at finial both stamped "STERLING" in block characters.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
3990
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Nutmeg grater
Classification:
Date:
1859/60
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 3.5 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Cast silver Victorian nutmeg grater; cast, in two halves, and chased in the form of a nutmeg shell, hinged on one side; grater hinged on the inside; makers' marks on the bezel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Martha Brookes Hutcheson
Object Number:
1951.81
Marks:
stamped: on the bezel: queen's head inan oval, lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, "H & T" in a rectangle, "K" in a chamfered rectangle
Gallery Label:
This nutmeg grater was used by Joshua Brookes (1773-1859), the great-grandfather of the donor, for seasoning hot toddies.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
3980
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Match case
Classification:
Medium:
silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 3 x 2 in. ( 2.5 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. A.M. Stolte
Object Number:
1957.118
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
3977
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Invalid feeder
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 12.1 x 1.9 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Cast and seamed invalid feeder; boot-shaped tube, with a hinged base and cicular perforations on the domed foot; tube raised and curved with a flat spreading mouth at the end; loop-shaped hook applied to the back to fasten to a bowl or cup; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1937.77
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
3975
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bowl
Classification:
Date:
1873-1891
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 8 in. ( 7.6 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver bowl, shallow, bowl-shaped body on a cast, applied stepped foot with an applied, die-rolled scroll motif band around the base; die-rolled floral medallion band applied around the inside of the rim; engraved on the front center, "C L O" in foliate script; maker's mark on the base.
Object Number:
INV.14216
Marks:
engraved: front center: "C L O" in foliate script
stamped: on the base: "TIFFANY & Co/ 4507 MAKERS 9441/ STERLING * SILVER/ 925-1000/ M"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1891
eMuseum Object ID:
3974
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hip flask
Classification:
Date:
1907-1925
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 15.9 x 10.8 x 2.9 cm )
Silver Weight: 9 oz (troy) 14 dwt (302 g)
Description:
Cast and seamed silver hip flask; c-shaped body with straight sides and rounded edges, seamed down the sides; hinged, cylindrical screw cap with a flat circular finial; the gilt initials, "G A Z" are applied to the center of the body; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1937.177
Marks:
cast: "G A Z" are applied to the center of the body
stamped: on the base: "TIFFANY & Co 19579 MAKERS 4394 STERLING SILVER 925-1000 M"
Gallery Label:
This sterling silver hip flask belonged to George Albert Zabriskie (1869-1954), a food industry executive, an officer of the United States Food Administration and Sugar Equalization boards, and, from 1939 to 1947, the Historical Society's twenty-second president. Zabriskie served as an officer of the Moderation League, one of several "wet" advocacy groups, and was actively involved in the anti-prohibition movement, of which this hip flask may have been a personal statement. Hip flasks, in fact, became a particular focus of prohibitionists, as they were perceived as symbols of public intoxication and promiscuity. In New York, the ban on hip flasks became a veritable war. In 1922 the New York Times reported, "Uncle Sam Starts War on Hip Flasks: Broadway Resorts Warned by Squad that Diners Must Not Bring Liquor In."
Provenance:
Belonged to George A. Zabriskie (1869-1954), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
3969
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Porringer
Classification:
Date:
1891-1902
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 4.8 x 13.3 x 19 cm )
Description:
Wrought and cast silver porringer; shallow, circular bowl with sides curving out from the slightly domed base to the everted lip with applied, molded rim; applied, cast and pierced handle with foliate and grape motifs, and a female mask below a scallop shell, between two mermen; makers' marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1941.1008
Marks:
stamped: on the base: "TIFFANY & Co/ 9421 MAKERS 1004/ STERLING SILVER/ 925-1000/ T"
Gallery Label:
This porringer belonged to Mary Nesbitt de Groot (1851-1929).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1902
eMuseum Object ID:
3967
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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