Teaspoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
1825 - 1860
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 5 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 14.9 x 2.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver teaspoons with downturned fiddle handles engraved, "EVS" in script, flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Philip Schuyler
Object Number:
1952.420b, f
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "EVS" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "D" and three pseudohallmarks, lion passant, "G" and a bust
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
39477
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca.1765-1780
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 22.5 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Silver tablespoon with elliptical bowl, rounded, upturned handle, and rounded drop; stamped maker's mark with three adjacent stamped marks, which are indecipherable, and engraved initials on back of handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Florence Rogers Dietrich
Object Number:
1944.44
Marks:
stamped: on reverse: "C. H" (inside rectangular depression)
engraved: on reverse: "G / M [arrow pointing upward] F"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
39468
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Soup ladle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/4 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 34.9 x 11.1 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Silver soup ladle with down-turned fiddle-end handle decorated with basket end and engraved script initials "EM"; flared shoulders and horizontal elliptical bowl with a rounded shell-outline drop; maker's hallmarks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Noel S. Bowers
Object Number:
1984.60
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "EM" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "GEORGEC.HOWE" in a rectangle, with pseudo hallmarks of a star in circular surround; bird in elliptical surround; and an anchor in an oval surround
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
39466
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1816
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. ( 34 x 15.9 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver presentation pitcher; urn-shaped body with repoussé chased acanthus leaves divided by darts around the lower half of the body; egg and dart band applied around the shoulder in curving at the neck and flaring out to a short, pouring rim, scrolled down on the sides and raised in the back with a die-rolled trefoil and heart band around the rim and chased flowers extending out of the scrolls; seated on a stepped foot with a chased foliated pedestal and two die-rolled bands of trefoils applied around the foot; cast scroll handle with an acanthus decorated grip; engraved on the front center, "The Corporation of the City of New York/ present this plate in testimony of the Exalted/ opinion entertained by that Body and their fellow/ Citizens of the skill & gallantry displayed by/ Cap.t Ja.s 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 base.
Credit Line:
The Eugene H. Pool Collection of Captain James Lawrence, Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Object Number:
1942.543a
Date Begin:
1816
Date End:
1816
eMuseum Object ID:
39462
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ewers (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1833
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 17 1/8 x 9 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. ( 43.5 x 24.4 x 17.1 cm )
Description:
Pair of wrought and silver presentation ewers; urn-shaped bodies with repoussé chased foliate and shell decoration around the lower third of the bodies; the front of each body is decorated with a repoussé chased shell boat pulled by two dolphin-serpents, with navigational equipment inside and a flag with thirteen stars flown from a triton off the back; bodies engraved, "THE/ Citizens of Brooklyn/ to/ Com. Isaac Chauncey,/ U. S. N." in script; each body seated on a circular, stepped and domed pedestal with chased foliate knop and a chased intertwined and foliate band around the foot; incurved necks applied to the body with a die rolled egg and dart band; necks repoussé chased with crossed cannon and flags surmounted by an American bald eagle and draped with a banner engraved, "1833;" neck flares to a high, broad poring lip and low rim with an applied beaded band; cast, loop handles with acanthus grips and acanthus decoration applied to the back of the rims and high on the bodies; maker's marks stamped on the bases.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence Macy Chauncey
Object Number:
1941.753ab
Marks:
engraved: on the sides: "THE/ Citizens of Brooklyn/ to/ Com. Isaac Chauncey,/ U. S. N." in script
engraved: on the necks: on the banner across the chased cannons: "1833"
Maker's marks stamped on bottom: "B*GARDINER" in serrated rectangle banner and "NEW
Gallery Label:
When Commodore Isaac Chauncey (1772-1840) resigned as commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard in June 1833 to assume the post of Navy commissioner in Washington, D.C., his fellow citizens in Brooklyn commissioned this pair of monumental ewers as a farewell gift and token of appreciation for his years of distinguished service. The Brooklyn committee responsible for securing the presentation plate turned to one of New York City's leading silver retailers of the period, Baldwin Gardiner. Gardiner's ewers combine antique form and decoration with distinctively American iconography. Decorating the neck of each vessel is an American eagle, symbol of liberty and freedom, holding a banner in its beak and perching atop flags and military equipment. A chariot of the Roman sea god Neptune, flying the American flag, ornaments the center of each vessel. The mythological and patriotic imagery pays tribute to the commodore's illustrious naval career and alludes to national prosperity and military prowess.
Provenance:
Isaac Chauncey (1772-1840), who married Catherine Sickles (1779-1855); to Peter Schermerhorn Chauncey (1810-1866), who married Mary Renshaw (b. ca. 1820); to their son Henry Stone Chauncey (1853-1894), who married Clara Macy (1862-1884); to their son Clarence Macy Chauncey (1884-1965), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
39447
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Covered pitcher
Classification:
Date:
1847
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 9 x 6 in. ( 26.7 x 22.9 x 15.2 cm )
Silver Weight: 29 oz (troy) 2 dwt (905 g)
Description:
Wrought silver covered pitcher; octagonal, pear-shaped body decoated with chased foliate decoration and three foliate scroll cartouches; body seated on a stepped octagonal foot; stepped band applied around the rim; squared, covered, snub-nosed pouring lip chased with foliate decoration; hinged, stepped, octagonal domed lid with a chased band of flowers around the center; cast, acanthus flame finial; double-scroll handle, cast in vertical halves applied to the body; engraved in the center cartouche, "Presented to/ Ald. C. Crolius,/ by the proprietors of the/ Manhattan line of/ Stages." in script; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Sarah E. Scofield
Object Number:
1909.31
Marks:
Inscription: engraved in the center cartouche: "Presented to/ Ald. C. Crolius,/ by the proprietors of the/ Manhattan line of/ Stages." in script
Mark: stamped on the base: "G & H" in roman letters in a rectangle below "G/ &/ H" in an oval above "1/47/8"
Gallery Label:
In 1827 New York City's first omnibus, built by Abraham Brower, created a sensation when it began ferrying passengers along Broadway. By 1850, the city boasted twenty-five routes and 425 licensed two-horse omnibuses. The proprietors of a Manhattan omnibus stage line presented this pitcher to Alderman Clarkson Crolius, Jr. (1806-1887), for his efforts in helping to establish a regular stage line along the Bowery in 1848. Alderman Crolius, a stoneware manufacturer by trade, represented the city's Seventeenth Ward, which comprised much of today's East Village and Bowery neighborhoods. Displaying a lively mix of decorative styles, the Crolius pitcher is distinguished by its copious engraved ornament. Worm-like or vermicular engraving decorates the outer edge of the cover. Gothic-style pointed arches are engraved at the top of each panel, in contrast to the more whimsical Rococo-style cartouches and foliate decoration.
Provenance:
Clarkson Crolius, Jr. (1806-1887), who married Elizabeth Hicks Seaman (1806-1854); to their niece Sarah E. Vredenburgh (Mrs. Horace B. Scofield, 1838-1909), the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1847
eMuseum Object ID:
39413
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 6 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 15.2 x 2.9 x 1 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver teaspoons with downturned fiddle end handles with short midribs on the reverse, rounded shoulders and pointed oval bowls with broad drops; handle engraved, "EP" in bright-cut script; makers' marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Estelle de Peyster Hosmer
Object Number:
1945.132b, d
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "EP" in bright-cut script
stamped: on the underside of the handles: "T & H" in roman letters in a rectangle, three pseudo-hallmarks, a lion passant, a bust and "C" in an oval
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
39401
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in. ( 14.9 x 2.9 x 1 cm )
Description:
silver teaspoon with a downturned fiddle end handle engraved, "E P" in bright-cut script, with a short midrib on the underside; flared shoulders and a pointed oval bowl; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Estelle de Peyster
Object Number:
1945.130b
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "EP" in bright-cut script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "WThompson" in script, in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
This teaspoon belonged to Estelle Livingston de Peyster (Mrs. John Watts de Peyster), the grandmother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
39396
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Table knives (2)
Classification:
Date:
1918-1950
Medium:
Silver plate, stainless steel
Dimensions:
each overall: 9 1/2 x 3/4 x 3/8 in. ( 24.1 x 1.9 x 1 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver plated and stainless steel table knives with wavy-end handles and foliate scroll decoration; tapered handle sockets fitted with flat, curved stainless steel blades.
Object Number:
INV.14256-14257
Marks:
stamped: on the baldes: "STAINLESS"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
39393
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Dessert fork
Classification:
Date:
1874-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 1 x 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
silver plated dessert fork with a downturned wavy-end handle with geometric decoration and four curved tines; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Object Number:
INV.14261
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "R" ina rectangle, "H" in a rectangle, "M" in a rectangle, "Co" in a rectangle, "A" and "A" in rectangles
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
39392
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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