Decanter with stopper
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1905
Medium:
Crystal with silver mounts
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 5 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. ( 20.3 x 13.3 x 11.7 cm )
Description:
Crystal jug-type decanter and stopper in silver and 18 k gold mounts. Decanter mounts has base of octagonal silver frieze decorated with 18 k gold lettering "1855/May 29/1905" and framed with 18 k gold base-band. Decanter mount extends from frieze to neck in form of naturalistic openwork basket of trailing foliage accented with 18 k gold woodbine leaves and branches. Cap of stopper is mounted in silver with 18 k gold accents.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leila Eliott Burton Hadley Luce
Object Number:
2006.4.2ab
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:
59535
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tray
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1905
Medium:
Silver and 18K gold
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/8 x 7/8 in. (33.3 x 2.2 cm)
Description:
Silver and 18k gold tray has circular flat-bottom with stepped convex rim and scalloped edge. 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". Tray also has engraved depiction of Hudson River estate Woodbine with surrounding landscape, located at center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leila Eliott Burton Hadley Luce
Object Number:
2006.4.1
Inscriptions:
at center obverse: 'WELCOME/TO/WOODBINE/[cipher]FVB/1855/MAY 29/1905"; at reverse center engraved: 'FROM/ROBERT L. BURTON'
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:
59534
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Tablespoon (altered)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1680 - 1700
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 19.4 x 4.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver tablespoon with a slightly upturned trifid end handle engraved, "PLM" in block letters on the front and "IHD" in block letters on the underside; elliptical bowl with a rat-tail and arched drop' hallmarks and possible assayer's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Object Number:
INV.14311
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "PLM" in block letters
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "IHD" in block letters
stamped: on the underside of the handle: a horse over "13" in a cartouche; possible assayer's scraping; and "C.T." in a cartouche
Provenance:
Spoon appears to have been cobbled from German handle with bowl of unknown origin.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
59088
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Ladle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (36.2 x 9.5 cm)
Description:
Silver ladle with long tapered handle and deep circular bowl, undecorated; maker's marks on back of handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
2006.26
Marks:
Stamped on back of handle: "I.V" in Roman letters within rounded rectangle; "P" within shield; and an eagle head within shield
Gallery Label:
This silver ladle bears the hallmarks of New York City silversmith John Vernon, who was active from 1786 to 1817. Though he was a prolific silversmith, not much is known about Vernon's life or silversmithing career. Directories place him at 41 Water Street in 1786, where he was in partnership with Thomas Underhill. He remained at that address until 1793. He later worked on John Street, where his workshop was damaged by fire in 1803, and on Gold Street. The majority of surviving silver by Vernon is in the neoclassical style, much of it tea wares and flatware.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
59062
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Presentation loving cup and salver
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1897
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
see individual records
Description:
see portal, and individual records.
Credit Line:
Gift of Laura Dayton Denby
Object Number:
1977.81ab
Marks:
Mark: see individual records
Gallery Label:
This set was presented to Charles Willoughby Dayton (1846-1910) in 1897 by the employees of the New York City Post Office. Dayton, a lawyer, was appointed Postmaster by President Grover Cleveland from 1893 to 1897. His reforms and discipline won Dayton the commendation of the president, who wrote him, "The faithful and efficient service you have rendered the govenment... entitles you to acknowledgement of my personal obligation for the credit thus reflected upon the appointing power."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1897
eMuseum Object ID:
59044
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Cigar box
Classification:
Date:
1929
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 12 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. ( 11.7 x 31.4 x 18.1 cm )
Description:
Rectangular hand-engraved, chased, and etched silver presentation humidor with applied hand-engraved, chased, and etched medallions, diapers, straps, and handles rendered in Moresque style used by Tiffany & Company during the late nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries. Humidor is inscribed with dedicatory engraved plaque, located at lid interior, which was previously run as an editorial in the Brooklyn Standard Union on Friday, November 2, 1928.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
2004.49
Marks:
Mark: along upper half of bottom, TIFFANY & CO./21445Y MAKERS 3931/STERLING SILVER/925-1000/M; along lower half of bottom: SPECIAL HAND WORK
Engraving: Body of box and handles are engraved, chased, and etched across surface.
Inscription: Lock plate loca
Gallery Label:
Early in the War of 1812, Captain Jacob Jones (1768-1850) achieved national recognition for capturing the well-armed HMS Frolic as he commanded the sloop USS Wasp. Throughout the war, Jones was feted by state and local groups as a national hero. This ornate tureen was among the many demonstrations of gratitude presented to him for the Wasp's decisive victory. The citizens of Philadelphia commissioned the impressive tureen from a leading silver manufacturer, French émigré Simon Chaudron. Chaudron incorporated key symbols into its decorative scheme that were becoming part of an American presentation vocabulary. Referring directly to Jones's victory is the prominent finial of the armed Athena, robust Neptune masks on the feet and handle terminals, shell pendants, and a medallion with a triumphant cherub riding a sea serpent. The tureen is a rare example of American silver with markings that identify its designer, engraver, and silversmith.
Provenance:
Alfred Smith (1873-1944), who married Catherine A. Dunn (1879-1944); to their daughter Emily Smith Warner (1902-1980); purchased by Lecil Gray III during the 1970s; purchased by the N-YHS from Dallas Auction Galleries, Dallas, Tex., Jewelry, Fine Art & Antique Auction, November 17, 2004, lot 162.
Bibliography:
Ledes, Allison E., ed. "The Magazine Antiques: January 2005." New York: Brant Publications, Inc., 2005.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1929
eMuseum Object ID:
58872
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Silverware with box
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
see individual records
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Object Number:
1944.125a-i
Gallery Label:
Belonged to Katherine Lawrence, daughter of Martha and John Brown Lawrence and sister of Captain James Lawrence. Made by Nathaniel Coleman of Burlington, New Jersey, 1790.
Provenance:
The Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence
Capt. James Lawrence Collection
Katherine Lawrence
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
58796
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Buckle
Classification:
Date:
1775
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 in. ( 3.5 cm )
overall5: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
overall1: 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 0.6 x 3.5 cm )
overall2: 1/
Description:
Hammered and pierced buckle or belt tip in pointed bracket form with inner outline of crest depicting eagle devouring a crane. Surface of crest is engraved with feather details and that of bracket has motto rendered in block letters: "EXITUS-IN DUBIO-EST-1775". Underside of piece has fastenings consisting of a partial hinge, located at right, and ring hook, located at left.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Object Number:
Z.3449
Provenance:
Piece may have been worn during the Revolutionary War by Capt. John Jordan of a Pennsylvania or Virginia Regiment. Jordan was also a charter member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
58705
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Presentation soup tureen and pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1816
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
see individual records
Description:
Tureen: Raised boat-shaped body with cast foliate handles with Neptune- mask terminals, cover with cast Athena finial on raised circular pedestal foot, all on cast rectangular base with four cast scroll-and-mask feet. Irregular bead border at rim, egg-and-dart bands at foot and cover, swag border at foot collar and repoussé-chased acanthus frieze below cover pedestal. Pitcher: Raised urn-shaped body with inset shoulder and flared spout, supported on pedestal foot; repoussé-chased acanthus frieze along body, and cast hollow high-loop handle.
INSCRIPTION: "Presented by the Citizens of Philadelphia to Capt.n James Lawrence, of the U.S. / Sloop of war Hornet; as a testimonial of the high sense they entertain of / his Skill & Gallantry in capturing on the 24th February 1813, the British Sloop of war / Peacock of equal force after a close action of 15 minutes & of his humane / exertions in rescuing the vanquished Crew from their Sinking Ship" engraved at back of tureen base. "Hornet's Loss / 1 Killed 2 Wounded" engraved on side of base. "Peacock's Loss / 8 Killed 30 Wounded" engraved on opposite side of base. "THE CITIZENS OF PHILADELPHIA / TO CAPTAIN J. LAWRENCE" cast at base front. "E.H. POOL" engraved on underside of tureen and pitcher (later).
Credit Line:
The Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence, Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Object Number:
1942.544a-c
Marks:
"CHAUDRON" in serpentine banner struck on undersides of cover and base; "CHAUDRON" in serpentine banner struck three times on underside of pitcher.
Gallery Label:
This tureen and pitcher were presented posthumously to Captain James Lawrence (1781-1813) for his heroic actions during the War of 1812. James Lawrence had entered the United States Navy at its founding in 1798, and quickly rose among its ranks. During the War of 1812 he commanded ships off the coasts of South America and Halifax, and quickly gained wide acclaim for leading the USS Hornet's attack on the ill-fated British HMS Peacock. Later, he commanded the thirty-six-gun frigate Chesapeake, on which he died on June 4, 1813, during battle with the thirty-eight-gun Shannon. This boat-shaped tureen and ewer-shaped pitcher were commissioned from one of Philadelphia's premier silversmiths, Simon Chaudron, and presented on Lawrence's behalf to his wife, Julia, in 1816.
Provenance:
Presented to Julia Montaudevert Lawrence (1788-1865), widow of Captain James Lawrence (1781-1813); to their daughter Mary Neill Lawrence (1810-1843), who married William Preston Griffin (b. 1810); to their daughter Mary Lawrence Griffin (1843-1887), who married William Redmond, Jr. (b. 1835); probably to their son William Preston Redmond (1873-1938); to Eugene H. Pool (1874-1949), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1816
eMuseum Object ID:
58258
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Presentation pitcher and cake baskets (pr.)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1819
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
see individual records
Credit Line:
The Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence, Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Object Number:
1942.543a-c
Marks:
Mark: stamped @ bottoms of each cake basket and twice @ pitcher underside of foot in relief "I.T." with rectangular surround with pseudo-hallmarks in relief of animal's head in profile in oval surround and obscured "P" (or ship with billowing sail) in shi
Gallery Label:
This pitcher and pair of matching cake baskets were presented to Julia Montaudevert Lawrence (1788-1865) in memory of her late husband, Commodore James Lawrence, by the Common Council of New York City for "skill and gallantry" displayed in battle during the War of 1812.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1819
eMuseum Object ID:
58078
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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