Pitchers (pair)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1818
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 11 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. ( 28.3 x 14 x 12.4 cm )
Description:
Pair of wrought silver presentation pitchers; ovoid-shaped bodies with large chased ovoid flutes; each on an oval foot with molded footrings; applied oval necks with short, broad pouring lips, low on the sides; molded bands applied around the rims; cast double-scroll handles applied to the back of each; circular engraving on the front of each of Liberty freeing the Slaves, she holds a liberty pole topped by a liberty cap and is removing shackles from the arms of two slaves, a freed slave reading and Joseph Curtis raising a mirror to reflect the the rays of the sun rising over mountains in the background; engraved below the vignettes, "Act. 31.st March 1817/ Manumission Society of New York/ Joseph Curtis" in roman letters and script; maker's marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clive Mecklem
Object Number:
1928.23ab
Gallery Label:
Engraved beneath the spout of each of these pitchers is a powerful scene representing the Goddess of Liberty freeing young slaves from their shackles. The pitchers were presented by the New York Manumission Society to Joseph Reuben Curtis (1782-1856) in 1818 as a testimonial to his tireless efforts in persuading the state legislature to pass an act mandating the end of slavery in New York. Curtis had a long and productive philanthropic career dedicated to emancipation and education. He cited his work securing passage of the Manumission Act in 1817 as one of the happiest events of his life.
Provenance:
Joseph Reuben Curtis (1782-1856), who married Dorothy Hopkins (1778-1858); to their daughter Ella Maria Curtis (1816-1893), who married Lewis Gaylord Clark (1808-1873); to their daughter Mary Dakin Clark (1838-1916), who married George Green Mecklem (1834-ca. 1913); to their son Clive Mecklem (1865-1928), the donor.
Date Begin:
1818
Date End:
1818
eMuseum Object ID:
39579
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 21.9 x 4.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver tablespoons with threaded fiddle handles with short midribs on both sides, flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls with threaded drops; engraved on the handles, "SA" in script; makers' marks stamped on the backs of the handles.
Credit Line:
Bequest of John B. Morris, Jr.
Object Number:
1957.196ef
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "SA" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "J & I COX" in a rectangle
Provenance:
Susan (Susannah) Arden (1766-1824); to her sister Margaret Antoinette Arden (b.1770), who married Frederick Babcock (b.1771); to their daughter Mary Elizabeth Babcock (1808-1851), who married William Lewis Morris (1805-1864); to their son John Babcock Morris (b.1839), who married Mary E. Faitoute; to their son John Babcock Morris Jr. (1881-1957), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
39555
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
1830-1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 14.6 x 2.9 x 1 cm )
Description:
Silver teaspoon with pointed oval bowl, pointed shoulder, and fiddle handle with downturned end and engraved inscription; stamped maker's mark on back of handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1971.84
Marks:
engraved in script: on obverse of handle: "JEH"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "Hazen" in rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
39549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 9 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 23.2 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver tablespoons with downturned pointed handles with bright-cut engraving, short splayed midrib and the engraved initials, "JB" in script; undersides of the handles engraved, "I. W. A." in gothic script; pointed oval bowls with pointed arch drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Marshall Blankarn
Object Number:
1981.22ab
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "JB" in script
engraved: on the undersides of the handles: "I. W. A." in gothic script
stamped: on the undersides: "WGForbes" in a rectangle in script
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
39548
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoons (3)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 8 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (22.5 × 4.4 × 3.2 cm)
Each (b, c): 7 1/8 × 1 3/8 × 7/8 in. (18.1 × 3.5 ×
Description:
Three silver tablespoons with downturned fiddle handles with short splayed midribs on the undersides and the engraved initials, "S" in script on the obverse; pointed oval drops with broad drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Constance Ogden
Object Number:
1957.225a-c
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "S" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "SRichard" in script conforming, "S * W" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
39545
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1805-1815
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 16.2 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Silver spoon with pointed oval bowl, fiddle handle with downturned end and engraved inscription, and drop with incised pointed arch; stamped maker's mark on back of handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1971.70
Marks:
engraved in script: on obverse of handle: "Bloodgood"
stamped: on reverse of handle: "HUTTON" in rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1815
eMuseum Object ID:
39544
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 1 3/8 x 1 in. ( 15.2 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Silver teaspoon with pointed oval bowl, flared shoulder, fiddle handle with downturned end, and tapered drop; stamped maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1971.32
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "HOWE & GUI[ON]" in rectangle, and two pseudohallmarks: an eagle and a star both within circles.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
39542
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 21.6 x 4.4 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver tablespoons with upturned oval fiddle handles with short splayed midribs on the front and the engraving, "Brodt" in script; squared shoulders and pointed oval bowls; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles and the shoulders.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1970.29ab
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "Brodt" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "N. ROTH-UTICA" in a rectangle, "N" in a rectangle, "Y" in a rectangle
stamped: on the undersides of the shoulders: "PURE COIN"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
39541
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 22.5 x 4.4 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned fiddle handle with a short splayed midrib on the underside and the engraving, "Mc Martin" in script; pointed oval bowl with a broad drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Harriet MacMartin Richards
Object Number:
1942.278
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "Mc Martin" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "SRichard" in script conforming, "S * W" in a rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
39540
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cake baskets (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1819
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 7 1/2 x 10 7/8 x 16 1/4 in. ( 19 x 27.6 x 41.3 cm )
Description:
Pair of wrought and cast silver cake baskets; rectangular, boat-shaped bodies with stepped and molded rims; applied, cast gadrooned bands around the rims with applied foliate scroll motifs on the centers of each side; seated on rectangular pedestals with applied foliate bands; applied, foliate scroll footrings; two cast foliate scroll bail handles applied to opposite sides on each; engraved on the fronts of the bowls, "The Corporation of the City/ of New York, present this Plate in/ testimony of the exalted opinion/ entertained by that body and thier fellow/ Citizens of the skill & gallantry displayed/ by Capt. James Lawrence, of the U S./ Sloop of War, Hornet in the capture of/ the British Sloop of War Peacock/ on the 24. February 1813." in script; maker's marks stamped on the bases.
Credit Line:
The Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence, Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Object Number:
1942.543bc
Marks:
Inscription: engraved on the front of the bowls: "The Corporation of the City/ of New York, present this Plate in/ testimony of the exalted opinion/ entertained by that body and thier fellow/ Citizens of the skill & gallantry displayed/ by Capt. James Law
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1819
eMuseum Object ID:
39526
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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