Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cocktail Strainer
Object Number:
1941.789
Date:
ca. 1865
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 1 in. ( 14 x 7 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the handle: "Sunnyside" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "HOLMES BOOTH &HAYDENS"
Description:
Cast silver plated copper cocktail strainer with an oval handle pierced in the center by a five-pointed star and a small circle with "Sunnyside" engraved in script between; flared shoulders rolled into the circular, scalloped bowl pierced by nine rows of diamonds; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Gallery Label:
This cocktail strainer was used of the Hudson River Steamboat "Sunnyside."
Credit Line:
Purchase
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
