Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 5/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 9.2 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Silver souvenir spoon with view of mountains and inscription, "Asheville NC," engraved on inside of gilded bowl; handle with scrolled edges.
Object Number:
INV.13996
Marks:
engraved: on inside of bowl: "Asheville / NC"
in relief: on reverse: pennant with impressed "H" and "STERLING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
40384
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table forks (4)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1 in. ( 21 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Four silver table forks with upturned fiddle thread handles with short midribs on the front and the Livingston family crest engraved on the underside, a ship of three masts on fess below a banner with the engraved motto, "SPERO MELIORA" in roman letters; flared shoulders and four tines on each; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the stems.
Object Number:
INV.14108a-d
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handles: in banners, "SPERO MELIORA" in roman letters
stamped: on the undersides of the stems: "B. GARDINER" in a rectangle between two "S" in rectangles
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
40382
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's knife
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1847
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 16.5 x 1.6 x 1 cm )
Description:
silver child's knife with a threaded handle, cast in vertical halves, with the engraved initals, "ABC" in script on the front; molded handle socket fitted with a flat, curved blade; makers' marks stamped on the blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number:
1939.114
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "ABC" in script
stamped: on the blade: "BALL TOMPKINS & BLACK" in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
This child's knife belonged to Angelina Burr Corse (1847-1910), the daughter of Cadwalader Evans and Angelina Burr Corse and the mother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1847
eMuseum Object ID:
40381
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
1901
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 10.5 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Silver souvenir spoon with view of Montreal harbor on inside of pointed oval bowl; handle finial in the form of an oval shield with relief inscription, "CONCORDIA SALUS MONTREAL," inside oval border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Agnes Stanko
Object Number:
INV.14001
Marks:
in relief: inside bowl: "MONTREAL"
in relief: on handle finial, obverse side: "CONCORDIA SALUS / MONTREAL"
in relief: on reverse: "RD 1901 STERLING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1901
eMuseum Object ID:
40378
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1815
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 15.2 x 3.2 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with an upturned fiddle handle with a short, splayed midrib on the front and the engraving, "Beals." in script on the underside; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother Marie Anotoinette Baker Davis
Object Number:
1950.165
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "Beals." in script
stamped: on the underside of the stem: "ROBERT J. BROWN" in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
This teaspoon belonged to Frances Augusta Beals(1815-1897), born in Boston, MA to William Beals (1785-1870) and Dorothy Whitney Beals (1797-1876). William Beals was the founder of the "Boston Post." Frances Augusta married George Baker (1818-1854) of Boston May 20, 1844 and was given this teaspoon at that time. It descended to the donor's mother at the time of her marriage in 1871.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
40377
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoons (3)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (23.2 × 4.4 × 3.2 cm)
Description:
One of three silver tablespoons with downturned handles with short, splayed midribs on the undersides and the engraved initials, "KL" in script on the fronts; pointed oval bowls with broad drops and anthemion decoration; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Object Number:
1944.125a
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "KL" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "N*COLEMAN" in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
These tablespoons belonged to Katherine Lawrence, daughter of Martha and John Brown Lawrence and the sister of Captain James Lawrence.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
40352
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's place setting with case
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1868
Medium:
Silver, leather, velvet, silk, metal
Dimensions:
Box: 9 5/8 x 5 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 24.4 x 14.3 x 4.4 cm )
Part (spoon): 7 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 in. (18.7 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm)
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Description:
Silver child's place setting including a spoon, table knife and fork in a red leather box; handles in the form of cherubim wrapped in graped vines; spoon and fork with baluster stems; spoon with a pointed oval bowl; fork with four curved tines; both engraved, "J. Mc K 3d - J. H. Mc K" in block letters on the bowls; knife with a flat, curved blade engraved, "J. Mc K 3d/ --/ J. H. Mc K" in block letters; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the blade; red leather ovoid box with a domed lid, lined with purple velvet on the bottom and white silk on the top; silk stamped with the retailer's mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Irving McKesson
Object Number:
1944.152a-d
Marks:
engraved: on the spoon and fork bowls: "J. Mc K 3d - J. H. Mc K" in block letters
engraved: on the knife blade: "J. Mc K 3d/- -/ J. H. Mc K" in block letters
stamped: on the underside of the blade: "ENG'STERLIG/ 925-1000" and a gothic "B" in a diamond
Gallery Label:
This set was given to John McKesson (1868-1873) by his godfather John van Schaick Oddie (1845-1902), probably at the time of his baptism. McKesson died at the age of five, yet the set remained in the family and was given to his namesake and nephew, John Henderson McKesson (1906-1927), around 1906. Boxed sets of a knife, fork, and spoon, such as this example, became fashionable in the United States during the 1860s, and by the 1880s were a popular product line for Tiffany & Co. and silver and silverplate manufacturers.
Provenance:
Presented to John McKesson (1868-1873); held by his father John McKesson, Jr. (ca. 1843-1924); given to John Henderson McKesson (1906-1927); retained by his parents, Irving McKesson (1872-1958) and Mary Henderson (b. 1878), the donors.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
40351
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sugar tongs
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 13.3 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver bow-form sugar tongs with twisted, beaded stems, a spiraled arch with ball arm sockets, bird's talon grips and a crowned, crossed keys surmounting a winged cherob's head finial.
Object Number:
INV.14138
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
40348
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon
Classification:
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 1 x 3/8 in. ( 12.1 x 2.5 x 1 cm )
Description:
silver spoon with an upturned wavy-end handle engraved, "T B" in block letters on the underside; elliptical bowl with a rattail drop; no maker's mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of John D. Kernan
Object Number:
1962.60
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "T B" in block letters
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
40346
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 10.5 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Cast silver souvenir spoon with view of St. John's Church, Richmond, Virginia, on inside of pointed oval bowl; obverse of handle with bust of Patrick Henry, equestrian monument (George Washington) and banners with inscriptions in relief, reverse with views of state capitol, Jefferson Davis mansion, and equestrian monument (Robert E. Lee).
Object Number:
INV.14000
Marks:
in relief: on obverse of handle: "WASHINGTON MONUMENT," "PATRICK HENRY," and "GIVE ME LIBERTY / OR GIVE ME DEATH"
in relief: on inside of bowl: "ST. JOHNS CHURCH / RICHMOND, VA"
in relief: on reverse of handle: "STATE CAPITOL," JEFFERSON DAVIS / MANSION
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
40345
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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