Egg spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 12.1 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver egg spoon with a threaded fiddle handle with shell decoration on the front and an engraved rampant demi-lion on fess on the underside; sugar loaf shoulders and a pear-shaped bowl; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Goodhue Livingston
Object Number:
1951.304
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: eagle in a rectangle, "F & G" in a rectangle, "P" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
39694
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 5 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 14.3 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver teaspoons with downturned fiddle handles with short splayed midribs on the undersides of the handles and the engraved initials, "EBD" in script on the front; flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls with broad drops; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number:
1933.77ab
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "EBD" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "T & H" in a rectangle, bust in an oval, lion passant in a rectangle, "G" in an oval
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
39693
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 1 x 7/8 in. ( 12.7 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
silver souvenir spoon with view of the Baltimore, Maryland, Post Office on inside of oval bowl; scalloped handle with views of Battle Monument, Poe's Monument, and "BALTIMORE MD." in relief; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Object Number:
INV.13983
Marks:
in relief: on inside of bowl: "POST OFFICE / BALTIMORE / M D."
in relief: on obverse of handle: "BALTIMORE MD.", "BATTLE / MONUMENT", and "POE'S / MONUMENT"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "STERLING" and mark with initial "A" between circular depressions
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
39692
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Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1720-1740
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 14.3 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm )
Silver Weight: 10 dwt (16 g)
Description:
Silver teaspoon with a downturned wavy-end handle engraved, "W M V A" in block letters on the underside; elliptical bowl with a double, broad and rattail drop; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas K. Gale
Object Number:
1932.117
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the handle: "W M V A" in block letters
stamped: on the underside of the stem: "IH" in a heart
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, Mrs. Thomas K. Gale, this well-worn teaspoon descended in the Harsen family. Mrs. Gale's ancestors included Jacob Harsen (1714-1775), after whom the Upper West Side neighborhood of Harsenville was named. The clumsily engraved initials on the spoon's handle have not been connected to a specific couple but might refer to members of the Van Arsdalen or Van Amak families, from whom the donor also descended. This spoon bears the mark of John Hastier, a silversmith who lived and worked in the affluent Dock Ward of New York, a neighborhood of wealthy French and English merchants. A runaway ad posted by Hastier in 1758 reveals that he owned a slave, Jasper, who worked as a skilled artisan in Hastier's workshop.
Provenance:
Original owner unknown; reportedly descended in the Harsen family, possibly Jacob Harsen (1750-1835), who married Catherine Cozine (1749-1835); to their son Cornelius Harsen (1783-1838), who married Joanna Henrietta Ritter (1788-1843); to their daughter Joanna Harsen (1806-1838), who married Abraham Prall (1804-1857); to their daughter Cornelia Augusta Prall (1837-before 1913), who married Eastburn Benjamin (1837-ca. 1873); to their daughter Ida Benjamin (Mrs. Thomas K. Gale, 1862-1939), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1740
eMuseum Object ID:
39691
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Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( 14.9 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short midrib on the underside and the engrved initials, "SEM" in script on the front; pointed oval bowl with a broad drop; maker's amrk stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dorothy C. Barck
Object Number:
1954.156
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "SEM" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "W. Thomson" in script in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
39690
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Souvenir spoon
Classification:
Date:
1890-1910
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 10.2 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Cast silver souvenir spoon with marine view with sailboat in the foreground and lighthouse in the distance, with engraved inscription on inside of oval bowl; handle with shell and scroll motifs surrounding lighthouse on obverse and sailboat on reverse; maker's mark on reverse.
Object Number:
INV.14011
Marks:
engraved: on inside of bowl: "NARRAGANSETT PIER, R.I."
in relief: on reverse: "CB&H STERLING"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
39689
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table knives (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 9 3/8 x 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 23.8 x 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver table knives with ovoid handles, mlded joints, and flat curved blades; maker's marks stamped on the handles.
Object Number:
INV.14110ab
Marks:
stamped: on the handles: "1847 ROGERS BROS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39688
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoons (6)
Classification:
Date:
1836-1838
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 21.3 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Six silver plate tablespoons with upturned fiddle handles with short splayed midribs on the front; pointed oval bowls; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Object Number:
INV.14090a-f
Marks:
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "WM ROGERS 12"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
39687
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table forks (3)
Classification:
Date:
1798-1809
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 x 1 1/8 x 1 in. ( 20.3 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Three silver table forks with upturned fiddle handles, four curved tines and molded drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Object Number:
INV.14096a-c
Marks:
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "A/ J H" in a diamond; departments mark, 1st standard, rooster in a chamfered rectangle; Paris, garantie mark, bust between an 8 and 5 in a circle; "L"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1809
eMuseum Object ID:
39686
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table forks (4)
Classification:
Is owned by NYHS:
Yes
Date:
1819
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 20.6 x 2.9 x 2.9 cm )
Place Made:
Europe, France, Paris
Object Number:
INV.14099a-d
Marks:
Engraved: on the undersides of the handles: "SI JE PUIS" in banner; stamped: on the undersides of the stems: "F * D/ N" in diamond surround; Paris standard marks, rooster in chamfered rectangle, and bust in circular surround.
Gallery Label:
These silver table forks feature the Livingston family crest on the undersides, a demi-Hercules with a club in the left hand and a snake in the right, below a banner with the engraved motto, "Si Je Puis." This family motto refers to the Livingstons' early years in North America. Robert Livingston the Elder (1654-1728) sailed from Scotland to New York in the 1670s and was granted both a title and territory in the Hudson Valley by King George I of England. These forks may have been owned by Margaret Maria Livingston (1783-1818), daughter of the Chancellor, and her husband Robert L. Livingston (1775-1843).
Date End:
1819
eMuseum Object ID:
39685
Sort order:
10
Exclude from TMS update:
Exclude from TMS update
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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