Bon bon servers (2)
Classification:
Date:
1890
Medium:
Silver, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 5/8 x 6 x 2 in. ( 32.1 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
One of two silver bon bon servers of pierced and chased flower and scroll design with lyre motif at end of handle, one (b) with gilding on bowl; engraved inscription on back of lyre; stamped maker's mark on back edge of bowl.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabel Shults
Object Number:
1975.13a
Marks:
engraved: on back of handle: "Daisy"
stamped: on back edge of bowl: "TIFFANY & Co. T STERLING SILVER"
Gallery Label:
Referred to in Tiffany & Co. catalogs as a "bon bon server," the larger versions were used to pass candy. The form is also sometimes called a "bonbonniere."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
39918
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Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790-1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 1 x 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with an oval handle with a wheel turned border, short midrib on the underside and the engraved initials, "M/ T * S" in block letters on the front; pointed oval bowl with a long, slashed drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number:
1929.122e
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "M/ T *S" in block letters
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "D. HALL" in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
This teaspoon belonged to Mary Seabrook Tilton, wife of George Tilton. The donor was related through marriage to the Seabrook family. Both the Seabrook and Stillwell families were from Middletown, NJ.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
39915
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Child's fork
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 3/4 x 5/8 in. ( 14 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Silver child's fork with four tines; four-sided handle with floral engraving on obverse and engraved intials and a large leaf on reverse; stamped maker's mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Harriet MacMartin Richards
Object Number:
1942.283
Marks:
engraved: on reverse: "HMR"
stamped: on reverse: ". . . TIFFANY & CO STERLING 190"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39914
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Salver
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 29 1/2 x 18 5/8 in. ( 4.1 x 74.9 x 47.3 cm )
Silver Weight: 101 oz (troy) 15 dwt (3164 g)
Description:
Wrought and cast silver presentation salver; oval tray with raised sides with an applied egg and dart band; engraved band of foliate scrolls around the edge of the tray; engraved in the center with the the Perry family crest, an anchor on fess below a hind's head, above "PRESENTED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND MERCHANTS OF/ New York/ TO COMMODORE/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ in acknowledgement of the signal services which/ he has rendered/ to AMERICA and to the WORLD, by/ his able and successful negotiation of the TREATY with JAPAN." in script, gothic script and roamn letters; two cast double-scroll handles with feather and foliate decoration applied to the ends; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number:
1936.13
Marks:
engraved: in the center: "PRESENTED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND MERCHANTS OF/ New York/ TO COMMODORE/ Matthew Calbrath Perry/ in acknowledgement of the signal services which/ he has rendered/ to AMERICA and to the WORLD, by/ his able and successful neg
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:
39913
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Tray
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1849
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 24 x 16 3/4 in. ( 5.7 x 61 x 42.5 cm )
Description:
Wrought and cast silver presentation tray; scalloped, ovoid tray with raised sides and an applied, cast beaded band with scrolled cartouche motifs applied around the rim; two cast, squared strap handles with beaded bands and foliate scroll motifs; engraved in the center, "Presented to/ Andrew Warner/ by the / American Art Union/ January 1st.. 1849" in script; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the tray.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Kate Warner
Object Number:
1914.13a
Marks:
Inscriptions: engraved in the center: "Presented to/ Andrew Warner,/ by the / American Art Union,/ January 1st. 1849" in script
Retailer's marks: stamped twice on the underside of the tray: "BALL TOMPKINS & BLACK" above, "C. C. & D." / "N.Y" in rectangul
Gallery Label:
This salver and matching pair of pitchers were presented by the American Art Union to committee member Andrew Warner (father of the donor) on January 1, 1849. The organization was established in New York in 1842 to promote art patronage.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1849
eMuseum Object ID:
39911
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Hot dish cover
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 23 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. ( 21 x 60.6 x 23.5 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:
1936.19
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:
39910
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Vegetable dish
Classification:
Date:
1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 26.7 cm )
Silver Weight: 25 oz (troy) 19 dwt (807 g)
Description:
Cast and wrought silver presentation vegetable dish; deep, circular bowl with an egg and dart band applied around rim; bowl applied to a domed circular pedestal with four cast trefoil and scroll feet and scroll decoration applied around the bottom; 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; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Honorable Perry Belmont
Object Number:
1936.26
Marks:
engraved: in the front cartouche: "Presented to Commodore/ Matthew Calbraith Perry/ by the Chamber of Commerce and/ Merchants of New York" in script on the other side
stamped: on the base: "WM. GALE & SON/ NEW YORK" over "W/ G/ &/ S" in an oval over, "1/
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:
39902
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Tea tray
Classification:
Date:
1864
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 26 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. ( 3.5 x 67.3 x 47 cm )
Description:
Cast and wrought silver presentation tray; ovoid tray with raised, pierced galleried sides, scalloped ogee edges, and ovoid handles cut into the ends; band of engraved spear-shapes and squares along the edge of the tray; engraved anthemion and foliate band in an oval around a reserve engraved with Farrgut crest in a shield, horseshoe and a point, with "D. G. FARRAGUT" in a banner below; underside of the tray engraved, "THIS TRAY BELONGED TO/ ADMIRAL DAVID G. FARRAGUT/ GIVEN BY HIS SON LOYALL FARRAGUT/ TO/ J. HERBERT JOHNSTON/ 1918" in block letters; maker's label applied to the underside of the rim.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Noel J. King
Object Number:
1977.10
Marks:
Inscription: obverse is engraved at center with squared shield containing interpretation of Farragut family arms with upward facing horseshoe with centered spike. Under shield is engraved with name "D. G. FARRAGUT" in banner. Surrounding shield is engra
Gallery Label:
This tea tray was presented to Admiral David Glasgow Farragut (1801-1870), and presented by his only son Loyall Farragut in 1916 to J. Herbert Johnson, the father of the donor. The circumstances of the original presentation to Admiral Farragut are unknown.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
39879
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Tray
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1845
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 27 x 16 1/4 in. ( 4.1 x 68.6 x 41.3 cm )
Description:
Cast and wrought silver presentation tray; rectangular tray with rounded corners, raised sides and an applied, egg and dart band around the rim; two cast, scrolled and reeded strap handles applied to the ends; engraved in the center of the tray, "Presented to/ Henry Clay of Kentucky/ by the Whig Ladies of Troy, N.Y./ as a tribute of respect/ to the talents and patriotism of their/ distinguished countryman./ 1846" in script; maker's marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1955.36
Marks:
Inscriptions: engraved in the center of the tray: "Presented to/ Henry Clay of Kentucky/ by the Whig Ladies of Troy, N.Y./ as a tribute of respect/ to the talents and patriotism of their/ distinguished countryman./ 1845" in script
Maker's mark: stamped o
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
39878
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Tray
Classification:
Date:
1859-1860
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 31 x 23 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 78.7 x 59.1 cm )
Description:
Cast and wrought silver plated presentation tray; flat, scalloped, ovoid tray with raised sides with scrolled pierce work; beaded band with trefoil motifs applied around the rim; two cast strap handles with scrolled joints and beaded and trefoil decoration; oval reserve in the center engraved, "Presented to/ COL. C. SCHWAZWAELDER/ BY THE/ Officers and Ex-Officers/ OF THE 5TH REGIMENT./ September 1860." in roman letters, script and gothic script; reserve surrounded by foliate scrolls and four medallions with figures performing agricultural tasks inside; makers' marks stamped on the underside.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. Louise A. Spies Sinclair
Object Number:
1929.79
Marks:
Inscription: engraved in the center: "Presented to/ COL. C. SCHWAZWAELDER/ BY THE/ Ofiicers and Ex-Officers/ OF THE 5TH REGIMENT./ September 1860." in roman letters, script and gothic script
Description: Obverse deeply engraved across surface with centra
Gallery Label:
This tray was presented to Colonel Christian Schwarzwaelder by the officers and ex-officers of the Fifth Regiment, New York, in 1860.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
39876
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