Salad servers (spoon and fork)

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1875
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Part (spoon): 10 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (26 x 6.7 x 4.1 cm) Part (fork): 10 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (25.4 x 6.4 x 3.8 cm)
Description: 
Oxidized silver salad servers consist of fork and spoon; both fork and spoon have cast anthropomorphic handles rendered as ivy wrapped branches with bird talon stems and curved open-work ends with mounted bird figures; shallow, matte-finished bowls; fork bowl has pierced foliate pattern and five arrow-shaped tines; pointed oval spoon bowl has engraved foliate design at center; both have bat-wing rims applied to upper edges of bowls; each bowl reverse also engraved "Minnie" in gothic-style characters; maker's hallmarks stamped at undersides of the bowls.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Irving McKesson
Object Number: 
1946.99ab
Marks: 
engraved: on the underside of the spoon: "Minnie" in gothic script stamped: on the underside of the bowl: "5 A/ STERLING"
Gallery Label: 
These salad servers were given to the donor's mother, Mary (Minnie) Merritt on the occassion of her marriage to Robert Jones Henderson, May 12, 1875 in Philadelphia, PA.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1875
eMuseum Object ID: 
39289
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Souvenir spoon

Classification: 
Date: 
1875-1940
Medium: 
Silver, gilt, enamel
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 1/8 x 1 x 3/4 in. ( 15.6 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Gilt silver souvenir spoon with a downturned oval handle, short midrib on the underside, engraved, "E/C/O" in script below cast, applied and gilt orange branch; flared shoulders and a deep, pointed oval bowl engraved, on the underside, "JACKSONVILLE/ FLA;" maker's marks stamped on the stem.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Thomas O. Mabbott
Object Number: 
1949.197
Marks: 
engraved: on the underside of the bowl: "JACKSONVILLE/ FLA" stamped: on the underside of the stem: "D" in script in an oval and other unidentifiable marks engraved: on the handle: "E/C/ O" in script
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1940
eMuseum Object ID: 
39285
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Crumber in box

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1860
Medium: 
Silver, leather, velvet, silk, cardboard
Dimensions: 
Overall (crumber): 11 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. (29.5 x 7 x 4.1 cm) Box: 1 3/8 x 12 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 3.5 x 31.4 x 8.6
Description: 
Molded silver crumber with upturned pointed oval handle with twisted, spiral stem and scroll decoration; obverse of handle-end engraved "Mary Ann Cobb,/ from her Husband" in script characters; reverse handle-end engraved "May 26, 1860", also in script; blade is flat ovoid ellipse with square shoulders, lower flat edge and upper raised and scalloped; face of blade is engraved with seascape depicting lighthouse on rocks with a dock, and has houses, boats, and hills in the background; no hallmarks. Ovoid brown leather box has tooled foliate scroll decoration on slightly domed lid; bottom lined with white cardboard and green velvet molded to cradle crumber; top of the lid lined with white silk; retailer's label affixed to inside of lid; two metal hook-and-eye closures on the outside.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Miss Mary Lamar Erwin in memory of her grandparents General & Mrs. Howell Cobb of Georgia
Object Number: 
1949.91a-c
Marks: 
engraved: on the obverse of the handle: "Mary Ann Cobb/ from he Husband" in script engraved: on the underside of the handle: "May 26, 1860" in script printed: on the label in the box: "M. W. GALT & BRO./ JEWELERS/ 354 PENN AVE./ near Brown's Hotel/ Wash
Gallery Label: 
Crumber was given to Mary Ann Cobb (1818-1889) by her husband Major General Howell Cobb (1815-68) on the occasion of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary on May 26, 1860. Cobb was a former Georgia congressman and state Governor, and served, under President James Buchanan, as Secretary of the Treasury. In 1860, Cobb was appointed a Major General of the Confederate Army. He died while on vacation in New York City in 1868.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1860
eMuseum Object ID: 
39272
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Berry scoop

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1868
Medium: 
Silver, gilt
Dimensions: 
Overall: 9 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 23.5 x 6.7 x 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Silver berry scoop with handle formed of three long clustered cylinders terminated by ball finial; finial has a molded socket, reeded midband with four applied medallions, a ball-in-cup finial, and is engraved along shoulder with shaded Gothic-style cipher "EAC"; molded decoration around lower handle joint extends to shoulder of bowl formed from three ivy leaves; ovular pear-shaped bowl with two scrolled points at bottom is gilded along surface of obverse; maker's hallmarks stamped on the underside of the bowl.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Arthur D. Benson
Object Number: 
1941.457
Marks: 
engraved: on the finial: "EAC" superimposed stamped: on the underside of the bowl: lion, anchor and "G" over, "STERLING"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1868
eMuseum Object ID: 
39271
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Dessert knife and fork

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1781
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
fork: 8 1/4 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 21 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm ) knife: 10 1/2 x 1 x 7/8 in. ( 26.7 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm )
Description: 
Silver knife and fork with tapering, cylindrical handles, cast in two halves, with beading along the edges; foliate, beaded and molded bands decorated the ends and foliate motifs on the tips; molded handle sockets; flat, sabre or scimitar shaped steel knife blade; fork with two long slightly curved and pointed tines; makers' marks stamped on the handles; pitch filled or 'loaded' handles made in two halves stamped from sheet metal soldered together.
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Catherine Augusta de Peyster
Object Number: 
1911.46ab
Marks: 
stamped: on the handles: "H & T" in a rectangle on one side, "STER/ LING" in a rectangle on the other
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1781
eMuseum Object ID: 
39270
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Teaspoons (2)

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1860
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
each overall: 5 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in. ( 14.3 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm )
Description: 
Pair of silver teaspoons with upturned, threaded double-swell handles with shield, scroll and fleur-de-lis decoration and the initials, "E C" engraved in gothic script; twisted, spiral stems, flared shoulders and pointed shell bowls; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handles and shoulders.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Effie Beekman Borrowe
Object Number: 
1939.226-227
Marks: 
engraved: on the handle: "E C" in gothic script stamped: on the underside of the handles: "H & M/ H.H. PATENT. 1860" stamped: on the underside of the shoulders: "STERLING"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1860
eMuseum Object ID: 
39269
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Salt spoon

Classification: 
Date: 
1854-1862
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 x 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description: 
silver salt spoon with a threaded fiddle handle, flared shoulders and horizontal oval bowl; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Henry F. von Drehle
Object Number: 
1947.61
Marks: 
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "HARTFORD MFG. CO."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1862
eMuseum Object ID: 
39266
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Fish fork and slice

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1900
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Fork: 9 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 6 x 3.2 cm ) Part (slice): 12 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 5/8 in. (31.4 x 7 x 1.6 cm)
Description: 
Silver fish slice and fork with upturned, wavy-end handle decorated with cast fish heads and nets along the obverse of each; fork has a shallow, scalloped bowl with five tines; slice has a broad, flat blade with scalloped edge along top and curved edge coming to a point at bottom; maker's hallmarks stamped along undersides of both handles.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Wilmot T. Cox
Object Number: 
1942.386ab
Marks: 
stamped: along undersides of handle stems: incuse "20", "W" in oval surround in arms of double-headed griffin, "STERLING H"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
39253
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Child's fork

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1830
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Overall: 5 1/2 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 14 x 1.6 x 1 cm )
Description: 
silver child's fork with a threaded oval handle with short midribs on each side, vertically cast in two halves, engraved on one side, "Catherine Ketchum" in script; molded, stepped, hexagonal handle socket; three tines; no maker's marks.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number: 
1937.76
Marks: 
engraved: on one side of the handle: "Catherine Ketchum" in script
Gallery Label: 
This fork belonged to the donor's grandmother.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1830
eMuseum Object ID: 
39252
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Table forks (2)

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1840
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
each overall: 7 7/8 x 1 x 5/8 in. ( 20 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm )
Description: 
Pair of silver table forks with upturned, threaded fiddle handles, engraved "FM" in script, flared shoulders and pointed oval bowls with threaded drops; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the bowls.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Keppler and Kenneth C. Miller
Object Number: 
1956.185cd
Marks: 
engraved: on the handles: "FM" in script stamped: on the underside of the handles: an eagle in a square, "B MF(conjoined) I" in roman letters in a double rectangle
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1840
eMuseum Object ID: 
39250
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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