Collection Highlights
Santa Claus and his Works
Date:
1870
Object Number:
LIB.YC1870.Web
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Tea service
Object Number:
1939.15a-d
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 11 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (20.3 x 29.2 x 13.3 cm)
Marks:
Engraved at front center: "AD" in bright-cut script.
Each piece with identical maker's marks struck on underside: "J. Sayre" in a conforming rectangle in script.
Each piece incised "918" on underside.
Description:
Seamed silver tea service consisting of a teapot, sugar bowl with lid and a creamer; oval boat-shaped bodies on four ball feet with bands of stamped star decoration at the edges; bright-cut engraved initials, "AD" in script on the front centers; maker's marks stamped on the bases.
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.
