Dessert spoon
Classification:
Date:
1795-1797
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 7 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 17.8 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
One of nine silver dessert spoons with downturned pointed handles with short midribs on the undersides, bright-cut decoration and the engraved initials, "JVC" in script on the fronts; pointed oval bowls with pointed drops; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine Augusta de Peyster
Object Number:
1911.51a
Date Begin:
1795
Date End:
1797
eMuseum Object ID:
59754
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 5 1/4 x 1 x 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
One of a pair of silver teaspoons, downturned, pointed-end handles with bright-cut decoration around the initials, "E.D" in block letters, and elliptical bowls with wheel turned oval drops; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1983.31c
Date Begin:
1790
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
59753
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 5 1/4 x 1 x 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
One of a pair of silver teaspoons, downturned, pointed-end handles with bright-cut decoration around the initials, "E.D" in block letters, and elliptical bowls with wheel turned oval drops; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1983.31a
Date Begin:
1790
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
59752
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoons
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 9 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 23.2 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
One of a pair of silver tablespoons with downturned pointed handles with bright-cut engraving, short splayed midrib and the engraved initials, "JB" in script; undersides of the handles engraved, "I. W. A." in gothic script; pointed oval bowls with pointed arch drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Marshall Blankarn
Object Number:
1981.22b
Date Begin:
1800
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
59751
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoons
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 9 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 23.2 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
One of a pair of silver tablespoons with downturned pointed handles with bright-cut engraving, short splayed midrib and the engraved initials, "JB" in script; undersides of the handles engraved, "I. W. A." in gothic script; pointed oval bowls with pointed arch drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Marshall Blankarn
Object Number:
1981.22a
Date Begin:
1800
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
59750
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dessert fork
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 7 x 7/8 in. ( 17.8 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
One of a pair of silver dessert forks with upturned, threaded, medallion and pointed oval handles with foliate decoration; engraved on the underside of the handle; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the stems.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1941.967a
Gallery Label:
The engraved "D" refers to the de Groot family.
Date Begin:
1870
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
59749
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dessert forks
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 7 x 7/8 in. ( 17.8 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
One of a pair of silver dessert forks with upturned, threaded, medallion and pointed oval handles with foliate decoration; engraved on the underside of the handle; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the stems.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number:
1941.967d
Date Begin:
1870
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
59748
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dinner service (381 pc.)
Classification:
Date:
1855
Description:
Hollowware decorated with repoussé-chased flowers and foliage includes large salver; 6 dish covers; 2 soup tureens; 5 vegetable dishes; fruit bowl; 2 sauceboats; 4 saltcellars; coffeepot; tea kettle; sugar bowl; creamer; 2 bonbon dishes. Knot-pattern flatware includes 2 serving forks; 6 serving spoons; 2 soup ladles; 2 fish serving forks; 2 fish slices; 4 asparagus tongs; 2 cheese scoops; 4 butter serving knives; 2 butter knives; 2 sifter ladles; 2 mustard spoons; 2 berry spoons; ice tongs; 34 table forks; 35 dessert forks; 26 table knives; 35 dessert knives; 36 tablespoons; 69 teaspoons; 36 dessert spoons; 5 coffee spoons; and 35 nut picks.
INSCRIPTION: "PRESENTED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND MERCHANTS OF / New York / TO COMMODORE / Matthew Calbraith Perry / in acknowledgement of the signal services which / he has rendered / to AMERICA and to the WORLD, by / his able and successful negotiation of the TREATY with JAPAN" and Perry family crest engraved on face of salver. "Presented to Commodore / Matthew Calbraith Perry / by the Chamber of Commerce and / Merchants of New York" and Perry family crest engraved on hollowware. "M. C. P." and Perry family crest engraved on obverse or reverse of selected flatware handle-ends.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number:
1936.13-393
Gallery Label:
On December 28, 1855, the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York presented Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry with a 381-piece silver coffee, tea, and dinner service in acknowledgement of his successful negotiation of a treaty with Japan in 1854. In the letter of presentation the committee remarked, "To have brought this secluded Empire, into the intercourse of nations; is an achievement which may justly be ranked, among the greatest events of the age..." The service was manufactured by William Gale, one of New York City's foremost silversmiths, and cost over $6,000 to make.
Provenance:
Presented to Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry (1794-1858), who married Jane Slidell (1797-1879); to their son-in-law August Belmont (1813-1890), who married Caroline Perry (1829-1892); to their son the Honorable Perry Belmont (1851-1947), the donor.
Date Begin:
1855
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
59747
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Skyscraper" hand mirror
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1928
Medium:
Silver-plated nickel, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 5 in. (38.1 x 12.7 cm)
Description:
Silver-plated nickel hand mirror with beveled mirror and stepped upper border; reverse side with faceting suggesting skyscrapers.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
2006.10
Gallery Label:
The stepped-back skyscraper became a symbol of the modern American aesthetic, drawing both critical acclaim and disdain in the late 1920s and 1930s. The skyscraper motif was adopted for furniture, cocktail accessories, and other elements of interior design by leading modern designers such as Paul Frankl, Kem Weber, and Norman Bel Geddes. Bernard Rice's Sons Inc., with workrooms in Brooklyn and showrooms at 325 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, introduced its Apollo line in 1928, proclaiming: "The sky-scraper is the inspiration of modernism." In addition to dresser sets, the Apollo line included tea and coffee wares and accessories for cocktails, such as a beverage shaker and ice pail.
Provenance:
Purchased from Historical Design, New York, 2006.
Date Begin:
1928
Date End:
1928
eMuseum Object ID:
59558
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tray and decanter set
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1905
Medium:
Silver and 18K gold, crystal
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/8 x 7/8 in. (33.3 x 2.2 cm)
Description:
Silver and 18k gold tray and decanter set includes circular flat-bottomed tray with stepped convex rim and scalloped edge; and circular crystal jug-type decanter and stopper with silver and 18k gold mounts. Face and rim of tray are decorated with applied and chased foliage and 18 k gold lettering spelling out "Welcome/to/Woodbine" and "FVB/1855/May 29/1905". Center of tray also has engraved depiction of Hudson River estate Woodbine with surrounding landscape. Decanter mount has silver octagonal frieze at base and is framed with 18k gold base-band and is ornamented with 18 k gold lettering "1855/May 29/1905". Decanter mount extends from base frieze to neck with naturalistic openwork basket of trailing woodbine leaves and vines accented with 18k gold. Cap of stopper is mounted with silver with 18 k gold accents.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leila Eliott Burton Hadley Luce
Object Number:
2006.4.1-2ab
Inscriptions:
see individual object records
Gallery Label:
This silver and 18K gold tray and decanter belonged to Frank Vincent Burton (1855-1922) and depict his Hudson River estate Woodbine, completed in 1905. A prominent New York merchant, Burton was a participant in the legendary 1903 Billings dinner, where guests dined on horseback at Louis Sherry's celebrated Fifth Avenue restaurant.
Date Begin:
1905
Date End:
1905
eMuseum Object ID:
59542
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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