Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1770
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 7/8 x 3/8 in. ( 11.7 x 2.2 x 1 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with an upturned handle with a short midrib on the front and the engraved initials, "ED/ RD" in block letters on the underside; elliptical bowl with a double molded drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1971.56
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "ED/ RD" in block letters
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "I * R" in a rectangle with serrated ends
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1770
eMuseum Object ID:
40828
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sugar tongs
Classification:
Date:
1800-1825
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 2 x 3/4 in. ( 12.1 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver bow-form sugar tongs with swelled arms between medallions with all over wheel turned and bright-cut decoration; ovoid grips with wheel turned decoration; maker's marks stamped on the underside of one arm.
Credit Line:
Bequest of John B. Morris, Jr.
Object Number:
1957.203
Marks:
stamped: on the inside of one arm: "N" in a rectangle, lion passant in a cartouche, bust in an oval
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
40817
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Berry spoon
Classification:
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Silver, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 19 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Silver berry spoon with gilded bowl in the shape of a scallop shell; twisted handle with finial based on Etruscan bronze she-wolf with Romulus and Remus; figure of sphinx joins handle to bowl.
Credit Line:
Gift of Wilmot T. Cox
Object Number:
1942.392
Marks:
in relief: on either side of base of finial: "SPOR" and "ROMA"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
40802
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825 - 1835
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 15.9 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short, spayed midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "SS" in script on the front; pointed oval bowl with a broad drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1971.50
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "SS" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "C DAVISON" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
40795
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
1809-1823
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 1 x 5/8 in. ( 14.3 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle engraved, "LS" in script, and a pointed oval bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1971.78
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "LS" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "J. S. Porter" in script in a conforming rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1823
eMuseum Object ID:
40794
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table knife and fork
Classification:
Date:
1939
Medium:
Silver, stainless steel
Dimensions:
Overall (Knife): 10 1/8 in. × 1 in. × 1/2 in. (25.7 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm)
Silver Weight (Knife): 3 oz (troy) 3 dwt (98 g)
Description:
Silver table knife and fork in "Formal" pattern from service produced for Adolf Hitler. Fork has down-turned, squared handle with Greek-key border and embossed eagle surmounting a wreath with a swatstika inside framed by initials "A/ H" in roman letters. Fork also has four curved tines. Knife has similarly squared handle with Greek-key border and embossed eagle surmounting a wreath with swatstika framed between initials "A/ H" in roman letters and flat. Knife also has a curved stainless steel blade. Maker's hallmarks are stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carl M. Loeb
Object Number:
1946.10ab
Marks:
embossed: on the handles: "A/ H" in roman letters
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: incuse portrait bust in oval surround with superimposed hut in conforming surround, "800" and eagle
Gallery Label:
This knife and fork is decorated with an eagle-and-swastika motif and the monogram "AH" that identify it as part of the three thousand-piece dinner service presented to Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) in 1939 to honor his fiftieth birthday. Produced by the German silver-manufacturing firm of Bruckmann & Söhne, the service is ornamented throughout with an eagle with outspread wings, a variation of Third Reich symbols used on the silver and ceramic dinner services of high-ranking Nazi officers. The set was donated at the end of World War II by New York financier and philanthropist Carl M. Loeb (1875-1955). Loeb reportedly received the war booty from an American soldier stationed in Germany who was a member of the Target Force that captured the Berghof, Hitler's Bavarian chalet retreat at Berchtesgaden in 1945.
Provenance:
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945); claimed by American Target Force soldier in 1945; given to Carl M. Loeb (1875-1955), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1939
eMuseum Object ID:
40792
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Oyster forks (5)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1878
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 5 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 12.7 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Five silver oyster forks in the "Olympian" pattern with upturned double-swell handles with a foliate tip with a Bacchanalian scene on the front, foliate decoration with birds and the engraved initials, "MRS" in script on the underside;squared shoulders with scroll decoration and three pointed tines on each; face within a foliate garland drops; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Scene depciting "Bacchantes amusing the infant".
Object Number:
INV.791a-e
Marks:
engraved: on the undersides of the handles: "MRS" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "M TIFFANY & Co STERLING PAT 1878" incuse
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:
1878
eMuseum Object ID:
40790
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1832-1844
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 23.2 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Silver tablespoon with a downturned fiddle handle engraved, "P" in script, squared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Object Number:
INV.789d
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "D & B" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1844
eMuseum Object ID:
40789
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1832 - 1844
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 22.9 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned fiddle handle, squared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Object Number:
INV.789c
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "D & B" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1844
eMuseum Object ID:
40788
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 21.3 x 4.1 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned fiddle handle with the engraved initial, "D" in script on the front; squared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; no maker's marks.
Object Number:
INV.789b
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "D" in script
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
40787
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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