Collection Highlights
Lincoln visits General McClellan at Antietam
Date:
1862, published later
Object Number:
PR.065.778.5
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cake server
Object Number:
1930.41
Date:
ca. 1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 5/8 in. ( 22.2 x 7 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on reverse of handle: "[HH & Co.] PATENT 1855" and "TIFFANY & Co."
Description:
Silver cake server in "Oriental" pattern with engraved and pierced flat blade and pointed oval-end handle with upturned tip; handle stem is beaded along obverse; obverse of blade is ornamented with interlaced scrolls and Moresque motifs; stamped with maker's mark along reverse of handle stem.
Gallery Label:
The "Oriental" pattern was designed by John Polhamus (active 1833-1875) and Henry Hebbard (active 1847-1877) and patented July 3, 1855.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. F. Savage
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
