Collection Highlights
Central Park Competition Entry No. 29
Date:
March, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.233
Medium:
Ink and Wash
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Creamer
Object Number:
INV.14556
Date:
ca. 1867
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 6 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 10.2 x 15.9 x 8.3 cm )
Marks:
engraved: center front: "E G W" in script
stamped: on the base: lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, anchor in a shield, "G" in gothic script in a chamfered rectangle above "STERLING/ A 2583"
Description:
Wrought silver creamer; squat, oval boat-shaped body with a gadrooned band below the raised and extended pouring lip, low at the sides and the back; applied, rope molding band around the rim; seated on four hollow cast ball feet; cast, reeded loop handle, tapering at the bottom; engraved, "E G W" in script; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise S. Gilder, 12/14/73
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
