Hot dish cover
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 47.6 x 34.3 cm )
Description:
Wrought and cast silver presentation hot dish cover for game or large roasts; oval cover with a raised domed center, molded rim, and repoussé chased foliate and scroll cartouches around the Perry family crest, an anchor on fess below a hind's head, on one side and the inscription, "PRESENTED BY THE/ Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York/ TO COMMODORE/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ in acknowledgement of the signal service which has/ rendered to AMERICA and to the WORLD by his able/ and successful negotiation of the/ TREATY with JAPAN" in script, gothic script and roman letters on the other side; cast laurel wreath loop handle with a feathered scroll joint screwed through the center of the dome; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number:
1936.15
Marks:
engraved: in the front cartouche: "PRESENTED BY THE/ Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York/ TO COMMODORE/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ in acknowledgement of the signal service which has/ rendered to AMERICA and to the WORLD by his able/ and successfu
Gallery Label:
On December 28, 1855, the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York presented Commodore Matthew Calbraith perry with a 381-piece silver dinner service in acknowledgement of his successful negotiation of a treaty with Japan in 1854. In the letter of presentation the committee remarked, "To have brought this secluded Empire, into the intercourse of nations; is an achievement which may justly be ranked, among the greatest events of the age..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
39947
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hot dish cover
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 47.6 x 34.3 cm )
Description:
Wrought and cast silver presentation hot dish cover for game or large roasts; oval cover with a raised domed center, molded rim, and repoussé chased foliate and scroll cartouches around the Perry family crest, an anchor on fess below a hind's head, on one side and the inscription, "PRESENTED BY THE/ Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York/ TO COMMODORE/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ in acknowledgement of the signal service which has/ rendered to AMERICA and to the WORLD by his able/ and successful negotiation of the/ TREATY with JAPAN" in script, gothic script and roman letters on the other side; cast laurel wreath loop handle with a feathered scroll joint screwed through the center of the dome; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number:
1936.14
Marks:
engraved: in the front cartouche: "PRESENTED BY THE/ Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York/ TO COMMODORE/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ in acknowledgement of the signal service which has/ rendered to AMERICA and to the WORLD by his able/ and successfu
Gallery Label:
On December 28, 1855, the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York presented Commodore Matthew Calbraith perry with a 381-piece silver dinner service in acknowledgement of his successful negotiation of a treaty with Japan in 1854. In the letter of presentation the committee remarked, "To have brought this secluded Empire, into the intercourse of nations; is an achievement which may justly be ranked, among the greatest events of the age..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
39944
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hot dish cover
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 23 7/8 x 9 1/8 in. ( 21 x 60.6 x 23.2 cm )
Description:
Wrought and cast silver presentation hot dish cover for a fish platter; oval cover with a raised domed center, molded rim, and repoussé chased foliate and scroll cartouches around the Perry family crest, an anchor on fess below a hind's head, on one side and the inscription, "Presented to Commodore/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ by the Chamber of Commerce and/ Merchants of New York" in script on the other side; cast laurel wreath loop handle with a feathered scroll joint screwed through the center of the dome; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number:
1936.18
Marks:
engraved: in the front center cartouche: "Presented to Commodore/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ by the Chamber of Commerce and/ Merchants of New York" in script
stamped: on the underside of the dome: "WM GALE & SON/ NEW YORK" over "W/G/&/S" in an oval over, "
Gallery Label:
On December 28, 1855, the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York presented Commodore Matthew Calbraith perry with a 381-piece silver dinner service in acknowledgement of his successful negotiation of a treaty with Japan in 1854. In the letter of presentation the committee remarked, "To have brought this secluded Empire, into the intercourse of nations; is an achievement which may justly be ranked, among the greatest events of the age..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1855
eMuseum Object ID:
39942
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1700-1750
Medium:
Silver, wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 3 x 3/4 in. ( 21 x 7.6 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Spoon with pierced bowl chased with symmetrical design of birds, vase, flowers, and leaves; some gold or yellow metal plating remains inside bowl; base of stem consists of sheet silver socket for turned ebony elbow shaft.
Object Number:
Z.115
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
39937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1700-1750
Medium:
Silver, gold plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 10.5 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Silver spoon with shallow elliptical bowl; straight stem widens at end and is engraved with floral and geometric motifs on obverse and reverse.
Object Number:
Z.119
Marks:
struck: on reverse of stem: illegible marks
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
39936
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1700-1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 12.1 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Silver spoon with shallow, pointed bowl and chased with beaded lines and floral ornaments; cast figure and pierced shield soldered onto top of scrolled handle.
Object Number:
Z.117
Marks:
struck: into handle: star and C-shape
Gallery Label:
The shield on this spoon may come from a Western manufacturer, and it was possibly soldered on at a later date.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
39935
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cocktail Strainer
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1865
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 1 in. ( 14 x 7 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Cast silver plated copper cocktail strainer with an oval handle pierced in the center by a five-pointed star and a small circle with "Sunnyside" engraved in script between; flared shoulders rolled into the circular, scalloped bowl pierced by nine rows of diamonds; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.789
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "Sunnyside" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "HOLMES BOOTH &HAYDENS"
Gallery Label:
This cocktail strainer was used of the Hudson River Steamboat "Sunnyside."
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
39928
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Silver teaspoon with pointed oval bowl with outlined shell decoration; fiddle handle with shell decoration and engraved initials; flared shoulder; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Effie Beekman Borrowe
Object Number:
1939.225
Marks:
stamped: on reverse of handle: "GEOFF" in rectangle followed by an eagle and "C"
engraved in script: on obverse of handle: "CHB"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
39927
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Silver teaspoon with pointed oval bowl with outlined shell decoration; fiddle handle with shell decoration and engraved initials; flared shoulder; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Effie Beekman Borrowe
Object Number:
1939.224
Marks:
engraved in script: on obverse of handle: "CHB"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "GEOFF" in rectangle followed by an eagle and "C"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
39926
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 in. ( 17.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle with shell decoration and the engraved initials "LD" in script; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl with a broad drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number:
1933.76a
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "LD" in script
stamped on the underside of the handle: anchor in a circle, star in a circle, bust in an oval, "C. G." in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
The initals, "LD" engraved on the handle of this teaspoon stand for the donor's mother, Lucy M. Durand, the daughter of Asher B. Durand.
Bibliography:
John R. McGrew, Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver (Hanover, PA: Argyros Publications, 2004), p. 68.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
39919
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.











