Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1792
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned pointed handle with bright-cut decoration around the engraved initials, "MB" in script; pointed oval bowl with a tapered drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Effie Beekman Borrowe
Object Number:
1939.228
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "MB" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "Grigg" in script in a conforming rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1792
eMuseum Object ID:
40689
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
1892-1895
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 14.3 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
silver souvenir spoon with plain oval bowl; handle finial in the form of a portrait bust of Robert Ingersoll with crossed torches, inscribed "REASON" and "LIBERTY," below base; stamped maker's mark on back of bowl.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Walston S. Brown
Object Number:
1987.4a
Marks:
in relief: on obverse of handle: "REASON" and "LIBERTY"
stamped: on reverse of bowl: "OTTO WETTSTEIN / [lion][anchor]G / STERLING"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "PAT. 1892"
Gallery Label:
In the 1890s and early years of the twentieth century thousands of souvenir spoons were made by dozens of United States manufacturers. Gorham, the largest manufacturer of sterling flatwares in the U.S. at the turn of the century, dominated the souvenir spoon market almost from the beginning. (See Charles H. Carpenter, Jr., "Gorham Silver, 1831-1981," pp. 180-199.)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
40688
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890-1920
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 13 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Cast silver spoon with view of Minute Man statue, Concord, Massachusetts, on inside of oval bowl; bunch of grapes on end of handle; maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Walston S. Brown
Object Number:
1987.8
Marks:
in relief: on inside of bowl: "THE MINUTE MAN CONCORD, MASS."
in relief: on reverse: "P[in heart]&[in heart]B[in heart] STERLING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
40685
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trowel
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1909
Medium:
Silver, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 7/8 x 4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 30.2 x 10.2 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Cast silver and wooden trowel with a turned, wooden handle with a silver tip, stepped cylindrical handle socket and a bent stem with a diamond-shaped joint; diamond-shaped blade engraved, "HENRY HUDSON MONUMENT/ SPUYTEN DUYVIL HILL/ CORNER STONE LAID UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE/ HUDSON FULTON CELEBRATION COMMISSION/ BY/ Hon Charles B. Hughes./ GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK/ ASSISTED BY THE/ MISSES HELENA COX, DOROTHY RADLEY/ AND JANE McKELVEY./ SEPTEMBER 27, 1909/ TROWEL USED BY/ GOVERNOR/ HUGHES."
Object Number:
INV.14124
Marks:
engraved: on the blade: "HENRY HUDSON MONUMENT/ SPUYTEN DUYVIL HILL/ CORNER STONE LAID UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE/ HUDSON FULTON CELEBRATION COMMISSION/ BY/ Hon Charles B. Hughes./ GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK/ ASSISTED BY THE/ MISSES HELENA COX, DORO
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
40674
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trowel
Classification:
Date:
1908
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
overall: 10 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.
Description:
Cast silver presentation trowel with a tapered, cylindrical handle engraved with a medallion surrounded by a laurel branch and engraved with the symbols of the arts, a harp, a book, a mask, ect. and a banner inscribed, "THE/ NEW/ THEATRE/ NEW YORK CITY" in roman letters; a curved stem and a diamond-shaped blade with a long pointed end; blade engraved, "IN COMMEMORATION/ OF THE LAYING/ OF THE CORNER STONE/ OF/ THE NEW THEATRE/ BY/ HIS HONOR/ MAYOR McCLELLAN/ DECEMBER XV/ MCMVIII" in roman letters; the names of the founders are engraved on the underside of the blade; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of George B. McClellan
Object Number:
1922.105
Marks:
engraved: on the blade: "THE/ NEW/ THEATRE/ NEW YORK CITY" in roman letters; a curved stem and a diamond-shaped blade with a long pointed end; blade engraved, "IN COMMEMORATION/ OF THE LAYING/ OF THE CORNER STONE/ OF/ THE NEW THEATRE/ BY/ HIS HONOR/ MAYOR
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1908
eMuseum Object ID:
40673
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trowel
Classification:
Date:
1909
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 25.4 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Cast silver presentation trowel with a tapered, cylindrical handle, a curved stem and a diamond-shaped blade with a long pointed end; blade embossed with a laurel branch and an oak branch; handle engraved, "CORNER STONE/ MUNICIPAL BUILDING/ NEW YORK/ GEORGE B. McCLELLAN/ MAYOR/ DECEMBER 27./ 1909" in roman letters; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of George B. McClellan
Object Number:
1922.109
Marks:
engraved: on the blade: "CORNER STONE/ MUNICIPAL BUILDING/ NEW YORK/ GEORGE B. McCLELLAN/ MAYOR/ DECEMBER 27./ 1909" in roman letters
stamped: on the underside of the blade: "TIFFANY & CO/ 4172 MAKERS 5636/ STERLING SILVER/ 925-1000/ M"
Gallery Label:
This object was used by Mayor George B. McClelland in 1909 to lay the cornerstone of the Municipal Building, a classical skyscraper built at Chambers and Centre Streets.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
40670
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Trowel
Classification:
Date:
1904
Medium:
Silver, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 31.1 x 10.2 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Cast silver and ivory trowel with a tapered, cylindrical ivory handle with a molded silver tip, a tapered handle socket and a tapered and curved stem with a triangular joint; diamond-shaped blade with a long pointed tip; blade engraved, "Hon George B McClellan/ MAYOR OF/ THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ used this trowel at/ the laying of the /Corner Stone of the/ 71ST REGIMENT ARMORY, N.G.N.Y./ April 30 1904/ PRESENTED BY/ FLEISCHMANN REALTY/ AND/ CONSTRUCTION/ NEW YORK" in roman letters; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of George B. McClellan
Object Number:
1922.106
Marks:
engraved: on the blade: "Hon George B McClellan/ MAYOR OF/ THE CITY OF NEW YORK/ used this trowel at/ the laying of the /Corner Stone of the/ 71ST REGIMENT ARMORY, N.G.N.Y./ April 30 1904/ PRESENTED BY/ FLEISCHMANN REALTY/ AND/ CONSTRUCTION/ NEW YORK" in
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1904
eMuseum Object ID:
40667
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820-1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 22.5 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with an upturned fiddle handle with a short splayed midrib and the engraving, "J. Hicks" in script on the front; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1970.20a
Marks:
stamped: on the undersides of the handle: "A. B. HALL" in a serrated rectangle
engraved: on the handles: "J. Hicks" in script
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
40650
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Caddy spoon
Classification:
Date:
1822 - 1823
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 8.9 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Wrought and cast silver caddy spoon with a downturned fiddle handle with shell and floral decoration on the front and the engraved initials, "JDPK" in script on the underside; pointed shoulders and a scalloped oval spoon with a repoussé chased vignette of a man in his night clothes carrying a potted plant outside with a house and a tree in the background over fluting; maker's marks stamped on the bowl.
Credit Line:
Gift of Joanna K. Sluyter
Object Number:
1913.20
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "JDPK" in script
stamped: on the bowl: anchor in a shield, lion passant in a cartouche, "y" in a shield, "SP" incuse, bust in an oval
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1823
eMuseum Object ID:
40648
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Silver, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 14.9 x 3.2 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Souvenir silver spoon with image of the Statue of Liberty in blue and white enamel on inside of oval bowl; windmill blades(?) in blue and white enamel at end of handle; pseudo-hallmark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1977.61
Marks:
in relief: on reverse: "[lion][anchor]G PAT. 95 STERLING"
Gallery Label:
In the 1890s and early years of the twentieth century thousands of souvenir spoons were made by dozens of United States manufacturers. Gorham, the largest manufacturer of sterling flatwares in the U.S. at the turn of the century, dominated the souvenir spoon market almost from the beginning. (See Charles H. Carpenter, Jr., "Gorham Silver, 1831-1981," pp. 180-199.)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
40646
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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