Tablespoons (2)

Classification: 
Date: 
1852-1874
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
each overall: 7 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 17.8 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description: 
Pair of silver tablespoons with downturned oval handles with short splayed midribs on the undersides of the handles; Beekman family crest engraved on the handles, wings addorsed on fess on an armor helmet; pointed oval bowl with a matte finished interior; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Credit Line: 
Permanent Loan of the Beekman Family Association
Object Number: 
1950.118ab
Marks: 
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "BALL, BLACK & CO STERLING"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1874
eMuseum Object ID: 
40252
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Tongs and server

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1875
Medium: 
Silver plate
Dimensions: 
Overall (server): 7 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. (19.1 x 6 x 0.6 cm) Overall (tongs): 10 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (26.7 x 5.7 x
Description: 
Silver filigree and cast silver plate tongs and server; bow-form tongs with filigree scrolls and bead decorated arms, medallion arch with a cast eagle, cast shell stems and a cast claw and filigree shell grips; server with filigree and bead decorated handle with a filigree shell tip, twisted stem and a flat, circular filigree bowl with a cast, twisted rim; no maker's marks.
Credit Line: 
Gift of M. F. Savage
Object Number: 
1933.130ab
Gallery Label: 
According to the donor these tongs and server were found during excavations for a camp site in Mexico City during the occupation by American troops during the Mexican-American War.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1875
eMuseum Object ID: 
40243
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Sugar sifter spoon

Classification: 
Date: 
1784
Medium: 
Silver, wood
Dimensions: 
Overall: 7 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 7.3 x 6.4 cm )
Description: 
Wrought and pierced sugar sifter spoon with a turned wooden handle fitted into a conical handle socket; circular bowl with galleried pierce work around the sides, a beaded band around the rim and the image of an apostle in front of a sarcophagus in a laurel garland repoussé chased in the center of the bowl; sarcophagus engraved, "JDVD Cap/ pellen/ den 6/ juni/ 1784" in script; maker's mark stamped on the handle socket.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild
Object Number: 
1911.34
Marks: 
engraved: on the sarcophagus: "JDVD Cap/ pellen/ den 6/ juni/ 1784" in script stamped: on the handle socket: "AVD" in a rectangle
Gallery Label: 
This strainer spoon was purchased in Amsterdam by the donor in 1879. It was made to commemorate the death of Baron Johan Dirck van der Capellen in 1784.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1784
eMuseum Object ID: 
40242
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Teaspoons (11) (Cluny)

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1883
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
each overall: 6 x 1 3/8 x 3/4 in. ( 15.2 x 3.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Eleven silver teaspoons in the "Cluny" pattern with upturned trefoil end handles with an all over foliate design between geometric designs on the fronts; "SES" engraved on the undersides of the handles in script; three curved tines on each, one pointed; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number: 
INV.14489a-k
Marks: 
engraved: on the undersides of the handles: "SES" in script stamped: on the undersides of the handles: lion passant, anchor, gothic "G" over STERLING"
Gallery Label: 
The initials "SES" refer to Susan Elizabeth McLane (b.1831) who married Samuel Spencer Stafford (1825-1895) in Albany in 1854.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1883
eMuseum Object ID: 
40241
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Salt spoon

Classification: 
Date: 
1806-1808
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 1/2 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Silver salt spoon witha coffin handle with wheel turned decoration and the engraved initials, "ADSH" in script; circular bowl with a pointed drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Estelle de Peyster Hosmer
Object Number: 
1948.102d
Marks: 
engraved: on the handle: "ADSH" in script stamped: on the underside of the handle: "[?]nsend" in script in a rectangle
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1808
eMuseum Object ID: 
40240
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Sugar spoon

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1890
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 12.4 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm )
Description: 
silver sugar spoon with a slightly upturned oval handle with allover repoussé chased floral decoration on the front; shallow fluted and scalloped bowls; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number: 
INV.14490g
Marks: 
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "KIRK & SON 925/1000"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1890
eMuseum Object ID: 
40239
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Consommé spoons (6)

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1910
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
each overall: 5 x 1 5/8 x 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 4.1 x 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Six cast silver consommé spoons with upturned handle with an all over floral repoussé chased design on the front; "E/ G/ W" engraved on the underside of the handle; shallow circular bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle. "Steiff Rose" pattern, first issued 1892.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number: 
INV.14497m-r
Marks: 
engraved: on the undeside of the handles: "E/ G/ W" in script stamped: on the underside of the handles: "STERLING-STIEFF"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
40238
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Cheese scoop

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1910
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Cast silver cheese scoop with a downturned handle all over repoussé chased with a floral pattern on the front and engraved, "E/ G/ W" in script; curved, spear-shaped bowl with a chamfered base; makers' marks stamped on the blades.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Louise S. Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number: 
INV.14540b
Marks: 
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "E/ G/ W" in script stamped: on the underside of the handle: "STERLING 925/ 1000 FINE JENKINS & JENKINS INC."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1910
eMuseum Object ID: 
40237
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Table knives (12) (Old Medici)

Classification: 
Date: 
c. 1883
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
each overall: 8 7/8 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 22.5 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm )
Description: 
Twelve silver table knives in the "Old Medici" pattern with trifoil-end handles decorated with oxidized and chased Renaissance-style ornament and costumed figures. Stainless steel blades have incuse stamp, "GORHAM MFG. CO" on obverse side.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number: 
INV.14492a-l
Marks: 
stamped: on blade: incuse mark of "GORHAM MFG. CO."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1883
eMuseum Object ID: 
40236
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Teaspoons (11)

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1825
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
each overall: 6 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 16.2 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Eleven silver teaspoons with downturned fiddle handles with short splayed midribs on the underside and the engraved initial, "B" in script; flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls with arched drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Townsend Lawrence
Object Number: 
INV.14188a-k
Marks: 
engraved: on the handles: "B" in script stamped: on the undersides of the handles: roman letter "P" in a cartouche, "I.T." in a rectangle, and a leopard's head in a cartouche
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1825
eMuseum Object ID: 
40235
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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