Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Compote
Object Number:
1947.15
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. ( 23.5 x 26.4 cm )
Marks:
engraved: front center: "H C C/ from/ W C W"
stamped: on base: "TIFFANY & Co/ ENGLISH STERLING/ 925-1000/ 20/ 550 BROADWAY/ G1258G"
engraved: reverse center: "June 13th../ 1866"
Description:
Wrought and cast silver compote; deep, circular, bowl-shaped body on a high pedestal; bowl curves in below the applied, stamped, lyre rim; four cast, female masks with scallop shell headdresses applied to the rim; gadrooned band around the top of the vertically inscribed pedestal which tapers to a reeded ring above the foot; molded, stepped foot with engraved foliate decoration around the base of the pedestal and gadrooning around the base; front center of the body engraved, "H C C/ from/ W C W;" reverse engraved, "June 13th../ 1866" in gothic script; gilt interior; makers' marks on the base.
Gallery Label:
Given to Helen Chauncey Cryder by her husband William Wetmore Cryder on June 13, 1866, the occasion of their second wedding anniversary.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry Chauncey Cryder
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
