Tablespoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
1839-1845
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 9 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 22.9 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver tablespoons with downturned fiddle handles engraved, "WLH" in script; flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls; makers' marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder
Object Number:
INV.14303ab
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "WLH" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "BENEDICT & SQUIRE" in rectangles
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
3306
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Tablespoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 22.2 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver tablespoons with downturned fiddle handles engraved with the Beekman family crest, two wings addorsed on fess on an armor helmet; flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls with broad drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan of the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1950.117ab
Marks:
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "W * W" in a rectangle, "A" in a square, "B" in a square, "D" in a square, "N" in a square
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
3221
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Tablespoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1760
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 20.6 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver table spoons with upturned oval handles with full midribs; both engraved on the underside of the handles, "C/ IAV * B" in block letters; engraved on the underside of handle a, "M Mc D V" in script; elliptical bowls with a double molded drops; stamped on the undersides of the stems.
Credit Line:
Gift of John V. Irwin
Object Number:
1962.1ab
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handles: "C/ IAV * B" in block letters
engraved: on the underside of handle a: "M Mc D V" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the stems; "I G L" in a rectangle, twice on each
Gallery Label:
These spoons belonged to Catherine (Staats) and Isaac Vosburgh (1720-1785) of Albany, who married in 1759.
Provenance:
Isaac Vosburgh (1720-1785), who married Catherine Staats; to Jacob Vosburg (b. 1761), who married Annatje Robertson (1765-1848); to Isaac W. Vosburgh (b. 1786); to Isaac W. Vosburgh (1814-1888), who married Sarah Fletcher (1818-1912); to Elizabeth Vosburg (b. 1843), who married William Irwin; to John V. Irwin (1874-1967), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1760
eMuseum Object ID:
2969
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Tray
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 23 1/2 x 18 1/8 in. ( 6 x 59.7 x 46 cm )
Description:
Cast and pierced silver plate tray; flat, ovoid tray with ogee edges; band of wheel turned decoration and foliate engraving along the edge and four foliate scroll cartouches over an oval band of foliate scrolls and wheel turned decoration in the center; vertically applied, pierced work galleried sides with ovoid handles cut into each end; four cast knob feet applied to the base; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Townsend Lawrence
Object Number:
INV.14332
Marks:
stamped: on the base: four unidentifiable hallmarks and a lion passant in a chamfered rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
2844
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Sardine box
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870-1890
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 5 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 9.8 x 13.7 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Electroplated silver sardine box; rounded, rectangular box with straight sides; beaded bands applied around the top and bottom of the sides; medallions with a women's busts in relief applied to the front and back centers with palm leaves engraved on either side of each; geometric foliate engraving on the sides; box seated on four cast geometric scrolled feet; rounded rectangular cover with a bezel; beaded band applied around the edge; cast sardine finial; geometric foliate decoration around the finial; maker's marks on the base.
Object Number:
1727
Marks:
stamped: on the base: in a circle around a scale in a shield, "MERIDEN/ B * COMPANY" over "1867"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
2838
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Chamberstick and extinguisher
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall (a, chamberstick): 5 1/4 × 6 7/8 × 6 1/2 in. (13.3 × 17.5 × 16.5 cm)
Overall (b, extinguisher): 3 in. × 1
Description:
Silver chamberstick and extinguisher; urn-shaped socket with a flared lip and applied, circular, concave, drip pan with a reeded rim on a double-baluster stem, seamed down the center; bottom of stem has a rectangular cutout on each side; each baluster is reeded; stem applied to a circular, saucer base, domed in the center, with a raised edge and applied, reeded rim; engraved, "M A D" in bright-cut script on the socket; c-curve handle, reeded on each side; applied circular grip with raised reeded sides and a drop applied to the underside of the rim; square socket applied to the grip to hold the extinguisher; cast, conical extinguisher, seamed down the center with an applied molded rim and a cast knop finial; squared hook, to hang extinguisher, applied on the center of the body; maker's mark on the base of the chamberstick.
Credit Line:
Gift of Wilmot T. Cox
Object Number:
1932.88ab
Marks:
engraved: on urn-shaped socket: "M A D" in bright-cut script
stamped: on the base: "I. SAYRE" in roman letters in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
Silver chambersticks were an expensive luxury, but the form was more commonly made in less expensive materials, such as fused plate, pewter, or tin. Few American-made examples in silver have survived. The chamberstick's slotted support, located underneath the candle socket, accommodated a pair of snuffers. The engraved initials "M A D" engraved on the socket refer to Mary Ann Bowers (1773-1842), who married James Chatham Duane (1770-1858) in 1792.
Provenance:
Mary Ann Bowers (1773-1842), who married James Chatham Duane (1770-1843); to their daughter Maria Bowers Duane (1793-1858), who married Samuel William Jones (1791-1855); to their daughter Cornelia Jones (1828-1901), who married John Bleecker Miller (1820-1861); to their daughter Maria Duane Bleecker Miller (1860-1915), who married Wilmot Townsend Cox (1856-1945), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
2830
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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:
1924.31a
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:
2750
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Cruet stand
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 12 x 5 1/4 in. ( 7.9 x 30.5 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver cruet stand; oval, boat-shaped stand raised high on the sides to scrolled ends with chased foliate garlands in the center and on the sides; applied beaded band around the lip; tray seated on four rounded triangular feet with beaded bands; center of the tray engraved with the LeRoy Family crest, a personification of peace holding a laurel branch with a large crown above; stand consists of six attached beaded rings with six tapered and beaded legs screwed through the tray; maker's marks stamped on obverse of tray.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1977.5a
Marks:
engraved: center of tray: Le Roy family crest, personification of Peace holding a laurel branch, below a large crown
stamped: above engraving: "E. BRASHER" in roman letters in a rectangle, besides "N-YORK" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
2744
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Tureen
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 16 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. ( 24.4 x 41.9 x 21.9 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver tureen with a cover; rectangular body, with an inverted pear-shaped rectangular lower half, which is highlighted by an applied, beaded band; applied, beaded band around the rim; body seated on a high, rectangular, stepped foot with a beaded band applied around the footring; two, cast squared handles covered with acanthus leaves, applied to the sides; rectangular, stepped and domed cover with a band of beading mid-way and surmounted by a domed rectangular finial with beading around its center; cover and the front center of the body engraved with the Lenox family crest, a crowned lion passant guardant; maker's mark on the base; pseudo English hallmarks stamped below the rim on the right side.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr.
Object Number:
1950.253ab
Marks:
engraved: on cover and center front: Lenox family crest, a crowned lion passant guardant
stamped: on the base: "H * WISHART" in roman letters in a rectangle between eagles in circles
stamped: on right side below rim: pseudo English hallmarks, a bust in
Gallery Label:
This tureen is part of a set of three rare in American silver. Most surviving examples in the "true" or "correct" style, as it was known during the period, mimic ancient vase forms, or are elliptical or boat-shaped. In its restrained design, with spare beaded ornament, this set is similar to the oblong, English Neoclassical examples made during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. According to the donor, these unusual tureens were manufactured in New York "to complement the Dinner Service . . . made for Mr. Lenox in London." Indeed, the tureens are clearly compatible with Lenox's imported platters, plates, and covered dishes (1950.254-5). Following English tradition, each tureen was engraved with the Lenox family crest.
Provenance:
Robert Lenox (1759-1839), who married Rachel Carmer (1763-1843); probable descent (soup and one sauce tureen), to their daughter Rachel Carmer Lenox (b. 1792), who married David Sproat Kennedy (1791-1853); to their son James Lenox Kennedy (1823-1864), who married Cornelia Van Rensselaer (1836-1864); to their son Henry Van Rensselaer Kennedy (1863-1912), who married Marian Robbins (1862-1946); to their daughter Rachel Lenox Kennedy Porter (1887-1962), who married (2nd) Graeme Donald (1884-1928); consigned by Mrs. Graeme Donald to Robert Ensko Inc., New York City; purchased in 1937 by Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr., the donor.
Second sauce tureen acquired by Francis P. Garvan, probably prior to 1931; sold in 1939 by John Marshall Phillips, Yale University Art Gallery, to Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. (1899-1949), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
2670
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Bouquet holder
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 18.4 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Wrought and cast silver plate bouquet holder; cone-shaped holder made of four filigree leaveas with filigree flowers between; holder attached to the six-sided handle with filigree leaves and cast flowers; each side of the handle decorated with X's and flowers; three cast foliate cartouches are applied to the base; a ring and pin are attached above the handle with an oval link chain; no maker's marks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Helen A. Collingwood
Object Number:
1931.79
Gallery Label:
This bouquet holder was given to the donor by her mother, a granddaughter of John McComb, Jr. It was given to her mother by one of her bridesmaids, Flora Payne, who married William C. Whitney. It held her mother's bridal bouquet.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
2428
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