Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
Date:
1840-1850
Object Number:
1910.24
Medium:
Earthenware
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Creamer
Object Number:
1939.15d
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 3 1/2 x 6 in. ( 14.9 x 8.9 x 15.2 cm )
Silver Weight: 9 oz (troy) 2 dwt (283 g)
Marks:
engraved: front center: "AD" in bright-cut script
stamped: base: "J. Sayre" in a conforming rectangle in script
Description:
Wrought and seamed silver creamer; oval, boat-shaped body on a flat base, with an applied vertical band stamped with stars above four hollow ball feet at the corners; convex band below poring lip; short pouring lip with an applied stamped star band along the edge; squared and tapered strap handle with a molded band down its center.
Gallery Label:
Belonged to Mrs. Israel Corse, Sr. (Abigal Cornell Doty, 1776-1854).
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadawalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
