Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
1885-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 1 in. ( 14 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Silver souvenir spoon with engraved image of Washington's Headquarters, Morristown, New Jersey, inside bowl; cast handle with scrolled edges and heraldic emblem and inscriptions in relief.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Thomas O. Mabbott
Object Number:
1949.190
Marks:
engraved: inside bowl: "WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS / MORRISTOWN N.J."
in relief: on obverse of handle: "NEW JERSEY" and "LIBERTY & PROSPERITY" (below heraldic emblem)
stamped: on reverse of handle: ". . . W. . ." and "STERLING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
40044
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 22.5 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Pair of drop-hammered and die-stamped silver tablespoons with downturned fiddle handles with shell decoration at tip and the engraved initials, "LD" in script; flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls with rounded drops and shell decoration; makers' marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number:
1932.86b, d
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "LD" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handles, "T & H" in a rectangle, lion passant, a bust, and "G" in rectangles
Gallery Label:
The initials, "LD," engraved on these tablespoons stand for Lucy Durand, the donor's mother and the daughter of the artist Asher B. Durand.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
40042
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 x 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned coffin handle with a short midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "PCM" in script on the front in a wheel turned reserve; pointed oval bowl; "1753" engraved on the back of the handle; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles Remsen
Object Number:
1932.122
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "PCM" in script
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "1753"
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "N.FRANCIS" in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
This teaspoon belonged to Peter Mesier (1732-1805).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
40041
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/4 in. ( 14.3 x 2.9 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle with the engraved initials, "EW" in script, a pointed oval bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Misses Mary L. & Ellen D. Constant
Object Number:
1943.355
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "EW" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "Ellifton" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
40040
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Nipple and tube
Classification:
Date:
1835-1865
Medium:
Silver plate, copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 21.6 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Cast silver plated nipple and tube; flattened nipple-shaped tip, cast in vertical halves, with a tiny hole and domed flange with a rolled rim; cylindrical tube curving to a domed bottle cap with a rolled rim; tiny tube applied to larger tube as air vent with hole in the cap; maker's mark stamped on the bottle cap.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. John D. Kernan
Object Number:
1962.57
Marks:
stamped: on the bottle cap: "TIEMANNS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
40030
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Serving dish
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 7 in. ( 15.9 x 24.8 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Cast silver plated serving dish with a roll top cover; outer oval dish with geometric piercing around the sides; four cast paw feet with ram's head joints applied to the base; everted rim with a beaded greek key band around edge; inner oval bowl applied to the outer with a plain band along one side; oval dome cover with a geometric scroll cartouche decoration and a bezel along one side; two ball finials on short cylindrical stems applied to each side of the cover; stems rest in sockets at each end of the dish and allow the cover to be rolled into the dish when the food is served; two serpent scroll rests applied to the front of the dish; no maker's marks.
Object Number:
INV.14078ab
Marks:
stamped: on the base: "380"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
40026
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table forks (11)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850-1860
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 7 3/8 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 18.7 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Eleven silver tableforks with upturned fiddle thread handles engraved, "WGH" in script; squared shoulders and four curved tines on each; makers' marks stamped on the undersides of the stems.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder
Object Number:
INV.14521aa-kk
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "WGH" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the stems: "P. B. SADTLER & SONS BALTIMORE"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
40019
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoons (12)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 6 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 1 in. ( 17.1 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Twelve silver teaspoons with downturned fiddle handles engraved, "D" in script; pointed shoulders and pointed oval bowls with broad drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the stems.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder
Object Number:
INV.14521m-x
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "D" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the stems: "SAML. KIRK" in a rectangle, "10.15" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
40018
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1816
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/4 x 7 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. ( 38.7 x 18.1 x 23.8 cm )
Description:
Wrought and cast silver presentation pitcher; urn-shaped body has repoussé and chased fluting around the base with acanthus leaves and darts above; winged cherub holding a torch and laurel weath in a rectangle between foliate scrolls with anthemions applied to the center of the pitcher; beaded band applied around the shoulder; incurved neck flares to short and broad pouring-lip, which is scrolled and low at the sides and rises to a point in the back; band applied around the rim; chased foliate decoration along scrolled lip; cast, bearded Neptune mask applied to front of neck; cast, scrolled handle has acanthus and bird's head grip, applied at back of the pitcher; body seated on a foliate pedestal and splayed circular foot with foliate and beaded bands around edges applied to circular base; maker's hallmarks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
The Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence, Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Object Number:
1942.544c
Marks:
Mark: stamped on the base three times in relief at underside, "CHAUDRON" in serpentine banner surround
Engraving: Pitcher has repousse, chased, and matted (or possibly stamped) border of alternating acanthus leaves and arrows located along bottom half of
Gallery Label:
The War of 1812 produced a string of naval victories by the U.S. over the British Royal Navy. Especially spectacular was Captain James Lawrence's defeat of the British brig "Peacock" in less than 15 minutes. He was presented this pitcher in Philadelphia. He soon returned to sea duty commanding the "Chesapeake." On June 1, 1813, Lawrence lost his ship in minutes. Mortally wounded, he commanded, "Don't give up the ship," as the enemy boarded. He died 3 days later and was buried with by his captors
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:
40008
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Punch bowl
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1912
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. ( 23.5 x 39.4 cm )
Description:
Cast and wrought silver punch bowl; deep, lobate, inverted pear-shaped body with an everted and flared rim; cast daffodils and leaves applied around the rim; circular, domed, lobate foot with cast daffodils applied around the rim; engraved on the front, "PRESENTED TO/ HON. WILLIAM SULZER/ ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES/ AFTER A CONTINUOUS SERVICE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS/ -BY THE-/ MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK DELEGATION, 62ND CONGRESS/ IN HONOR OF HIS FAITHFUL PATRIOTIC SERVICES/ ""AND""/ AS A MARK OF PERSONAL AFFECTION" in block letters; gilt interior; maker's marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable William Sulzer
Object Number:
1934.39
Marks:
engraved: on the front: "PRESENTED TO/ HON. WILLIAM SULZER/ ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES/ AFTER A CONTINUOUS SERVICE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS/ -BY THE-/ MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK DELEGATION, 62ND CONGERSS/ IN HONOR OF HIS FAITHFUL PATRIOTIC
Gallery Label:
This punch bowl was presented to William Sulzer at the time of his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives in 1912.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1912
eMuseum Object ID:
40006
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