Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 23.2 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned pointed handle with bright-cut decoration and the engraved initials, "R/ S A" in block letters; pointed oval bowls with a tipped drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Object Number:
1978.45
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "R/ S A" in block letters
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "A F" in a serrated rectangle, "N-YORK" in a serrated rectangle
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1790
eMuseum Object ID:
39350
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoon
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 21.6 x 4.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
silver tablespoon with a downturned oval handle with a short midrib on the underside; handle engraved "R * A" in block letters; pointed oval bowl with a long drop and shell decoration; maker's mark stamped on the underside.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Jane Austin
Object Number:
1950.137
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "R * A" in block letters
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "I Edwards" in script in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
This spoon belonged to Rebecca Austin, a direct descendent of Miles Standish and a relative of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1780
eMuseum Object ID:
39349
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
1804/05
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 6 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 7/8 in. ( 17.1 x 3.5 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver teaspoons with downturned fiddle handles engraved, "EA" in script; squared shoulders and pointed oval bowls with broad drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Bequest of John B. Morris, Jr.
Object Number:
1957.199b,e
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "EA" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "J * S" in a rectangle, Hiberinia in a cahfmered rectangle, crowned harp in a chamfered rectangle, "H"
Provenance:
Elizabeth Arden (b.1763); 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:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
39347
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Berry scoop
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1871
Medium:
Silver, gilt
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 5/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 27 x 7.9 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Cast and molded silver gilt berry scoop has columnar handle trimmed with beaded bands and end in form of helmet topped by small animal; molded handle socket; shovel-shaped bowl has tapered fluting at opening and scrolled pierced work along the back of bowl; bowl obverse also has engraved foliate drop; joint of handle and bowl has applied, cast winged angel head; bowl reverse engraved with gothic-style cipher "MAB"; handle end also engraved with gothic-style "B".
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother Marie Antoinette Baker Davis
Object Number:
1950.180
Marks:
engraved: on the underside of the bowl: "MAB" superimposed ;
engraved: on the handle: "B" in gothic script
stamped: underside of the bowl: "S" in an oval between two lion passants in rectangles
Gallery Label:
This berry scoop was given to Marie Antoinette Baker Davis on the occassion of her marriage to Fellows Davis October 17, 1871.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1871
eMuseum Object ID:
39338
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Forks (3)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1830-1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 x 1 x 7/8 in. ( 20.3 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Three silver table forks with upturned fiddle handles with short midribs and the engraved initials, "SA" in script; squared shoulders and four tines; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Bequest of John B. Morris, Jr.
Object Number:
1957.197a,c,e
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "SA" in script
stamped: on the underside of a: "ROCKWELL" in a rectangle
stamped: on the underside of c: "WE" in a rectangle, lion passant, king's head in an oval, "a" in a chamfered rectangle an a leopard's head crowned
sta
Gallery Label:
The initials engraved on the handles, "SA," stand for Susan Arden, an ancestor of the donor.
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:
39327
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Butter knives (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 7 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in. ( 18.7 x 3.2 x 1 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver butter knives with threaded ovoid handles, cast in to vertical halves, with molded handle sockets and flat curved blades; on handle engraved, "LS/ LPS/ JDW" in script; maker's marks stamped on the blades.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Constance Schermerhorn Skillin
Object Number:
1937.197ab
Marks:
engraved: on one handle: "LS/ LPS/ JDW" in script
stamped: on the blades: three pseudohallmarks, "C", lion passant, bust all in rectangles
Gallery Label:
These butter knives descended through Jonathan Dayton Williamson and Louise Schermerhorn.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
39325
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Teaspoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Each: 5 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in. (14.9 x 3.2 x 1.6 cm)
Description:
Pair of silver teaspoons with fiddle handles with shell decoration and the engraved initial, "B" in script; chafered shoulders and pointed oval bowls with broad drops; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother Marie Antoinette Baker Davis
Object Number:
1950.162ab
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "B" in script
stamped: on the undersides of the handles: "B. C. Frobisher" in a rectangle
Gallery Label:
These teaspoons belonged to Frances Augusta Beals(1815-1897), born in Boston, MA to William Beals (1785-1870) and Dorothy Whitney Beals (1797-1876). William Beals was the founder of the "Boston Post." Frances Augusta married George Baker (1818-1854) of Boston May 20, 1844 and was given these teaspoons at that time.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
39308
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablespoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 8 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/8 .
Description:
Pair of silver tablespoons with downturned pointed handles with bright-cut decoration; each handle engraved, "JEB" in script; underside of handle a. engraved, "MAB/ 1871" in script; underside of handle b. engraved, "Elizabeth L. Partridge" in script; pointed oval bowls with broad drops and foliate scroll decoration; maker's marks stamped on the undersides of the stems.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother Marie Antoinette Baker Davis
Object Number:
1950.155ab
Marks:
engraved: on each handle: "JEB" in script
engraved: on the underside of handle a: "MAB/ 1871" in script
engraved: on the underside of handle b: "Elizabeth L. Partridge"
stamped: on the undersides of the stems: "S Emery" in a cartouche
Gallery Label:
Emily Jane Beals (1831-1907), whose initials are engraved on the handles of these tablespoons, was the daughter of William Beals (1785-1870) and the donor's great-aunt. She recieved these spoons from her aunt Elizabeth Lane Partridge (1755-1809), who was probably their original owner, on the occassion of her marriage to Edward C. Mitchell, January 26, 1854. Emily gave them to Marie Antoinette Baker on the occasion of her marriage to Fellows Davis on October 17, 1871.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1795
eMuseum Object ID:
39307
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Salt spoons (2)
Classification:
Date:
1814-1819
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
each overall: 3 7/8 x 1 x 3/8 in. ( 9.8 x 2.5 x 1 cm )
Description:
Pair of silver salt spoons with downturned fiddle handles with short midribs on the reverse; handles engraved, "H" in script: squared shoulders and horizontal elliptical bowls; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the bowls.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan of the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1948.101bc
Marks:
engraved: on the handles: "H" in script
stamped: on the underside of b: "W Thomson" in script in a rectangle besides three pseudohallmarks, lion passant, bust, and "G"
stamped: on the underside of c: "B. W" in a rectangle over, "H & N" in a rectangle b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1819
eMuseum Object ID:
39296
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mustard spoon
Classification:
Date:
1823-1824
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Silver mustard spoon with a downturned fiddle handle engraved, "JKH" in script, chamfered shoulders and an elongated, elliptical bowl with a broad drop; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Edna Morse
Object Number:
1952.4
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "JKH" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "GW" in a rectangle below four pseudohallmarks, leopard's head in a shield, lion passant, "h" and a bust in an oval
Gallery Label:
This mustard spoon belonged to John K. Herrick, the donor's grandfather.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
39295
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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