Child's fork and spoon
Classification:
Date:
1884
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Part (spoon): 6 1/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 in. (15.6 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm)
Part (fork): 6 1/4 x 7/8 x 1 in. (15.9 x 2.2 x 2.5 cm)
Description:
Silver "Olympian" pattern child's fork and spoon, the former with four tines and the latter with oval bowl; each with wavy handle with relief depiction on obverse of "Diana and her nymphs being surprised by Pan"; reverse of handle with impaled hart and engraved inscription; mask in low relief on reverse below shoulder; stamped maker's mark on reverse of handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Harriet MacMartin Richards
Object Number:
1942.281ab
Marks:
engraved: on reverse of handle: "Harriet / 1884"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "M TIFFANY & Co STERLING PAT. 1878"
Gallery Label:
The "Olympian" pattern was introduced at the Exposition Universelle, Paris in 1878, though the design was not patented until August 17. 1879 to Edward C. Moore. It is possible, however, that the design is attributable to F. Antoine Heller. Within the pattern there are seventeen different handle decorations, each depicting subjects and stories from classical mythology.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1884
eMuseum Object ID:
3842
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Berry spoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1893
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 4 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 5.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver berry spoons in the Imperial Queen pattern with double-swell, fiddle handles with shell decoration, threaded stems with foilate decoration and foilate scroll and shell handle joints; pierced, scalloped bowls in a shell design; maker's marks stamped on the undesides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Wilmot T. Cox
Object Number:
1942.384ab
Marks:
stanped: on the undersides of the stems: "W" in a circle in front of a dragon and lion headed griffin, gothic "W" in an oval, "STERLING PAT 1893"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1893
eMuseum Object ID:
3841
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Napkin ring
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 1.3 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Seamed and molded silver napkin ring; cylindrical ring with a wheel turned band around the center; engraved in an oval reserve in the center, "F H N" in script; molded bands around the edge; no maker's marks.
Object Number:
INV.14134
Marks:
engraved: in the reserve: "F H N"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
3840
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Napkin ring
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 1.9 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Seamed silver napkin ring; cylindrical ring engraved around the center with wheel turned leaves; engraved in a rectangular reserve in the center, "E A L" in script; applied, molded bands around the edges; no maker's marks.
Object Number:
INV.14132
Marks:
engraved: in the center: "E A L" in script
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
3839
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Napkin ring
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 2.2 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Seamed silver napkin ring; cylindrical ring engraved around the edges with wheel turned decoration; engraved in the center, "Elizabeth" in script; no maker's marks.
Object Number:
INV.14130
Marks:
engraved: in the center: "Elizabeth" in script
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
3838
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt
Classification:
Date:
1780/81
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 3 in. ( 3.5 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver salt; shallow, bowl-shaped body curved to applied, flared lip; three cabriole legs applied to the base with molded pad junctures and molded pad feet; maker's marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Anonymous Gift
Object Number:
1947.474
Marks:
stamped: on the base: lion passant conforming, leopard's head crowned in a cartouche, "e" in a cartouche; "I W" between a cross and a star in a circle
Gallery Label:
This saltcellar belonged to the miniature painter John Ramage (ca. 1748-1802).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1781
eMuseum Object ID:
3833
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850-1870
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 3/4 x 3/8 in. ( 10.5 x 1.9 x 1 cm )
Description:
silver salt spoon with a slightly upturned fiddle thread handle with short midribs on both sides and the engraved initial, "C" in script on the front; flared shoulders and a shovel-shaped bowl; maker's amrk stamped on the underside of the stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edwin M. Blake
Object Number:
1944.132
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "C"
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "S. HAMMOND & CO" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
3830
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Saltcellar
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 3 in. ( 4.8 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver chinoiserie saltcellar; circular, bowl-shaped body with a flared rim; surface hammered all over below the rim and around a scalloped disk on the base; band of repoussé chased flowers and leaves around the sides; oval reserve on the center front engraved, "L" in script; body seated on three scrolled feet with moustached Asian masks above; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Sheldon Leavitt
Object Number:
1957.224a
Marks:
engraved: in reserve: "L" in script
stamped: on the base: "C C & D" in a diamond between an arm with hammer in an oval and an unidentified mark in an oval
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
3826
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trowel
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Silver, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 19.7 x 6 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Cast silver and wooden trowel with a turned wooden handle with a silver ring finial, cylindrical handle socket and a bent stem with a triangular drop; diamond-shaped blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur Maynard and Helen Maynard Kavanaugh, through Mrs. Martin Wilmath
Object Number:
1952.407
Gallery Label:
This trowel was presented by the State of New York to John Maynard of Salina, the builder of the first lock on the Erie Canal at Lockport, NY. The canal was begun in 1817 and completed 1825.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
3823
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Candlestick
Classification:
Date:
1700-1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 26 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Cast, seamed and wrought silver candlestick; cast baluster shaft supporting an applied, wrought socket; shaft set on to a molded, hammered splayed foot; engraved on the foot, "ECHO DE PLATA NATIVA/ PARA ALVARADO/ OBSEQUIADO AL REPRESENTAN/ TE WM. SULZER POR EL/ PRESIDENTE ESTRADA CABRERA/ DE GUATAMALA 1910" in block letters; maker's marks stamped on the foot.
Credit Line:
Gift of Honorable William Sulzer
Object Number:
1936.411
Marks:
engraved: on the foot: "ECHO DE PLATA NATIVA/ PARA ALVARADO/ OBSEQUIADO AL REPRESENTAN/ TE WM. SULZER POR EL/ PRESIDENTE ESTRADA CABRERA/ DE GUATAMALA 1910"
stamped: on the foot: a crown, two triangles above [?]
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this candlestick was hammered from native silver by a Mayan craftsman for Alvarado, the Conquistador of Guatamala, and presented to the donor by Estrada Cabrera, President of Guatamala.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
3821
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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