Pitcher, Cream

Object Name:

Pitcher, Cream

Object ID:

1957.008.130.1

Creator:

Dominick & Haff

Place of Origin:

Newark, NJ

Date:

1883

Description:

Cream Pitcher. Silver. Almost square, hammered silver creamer, high and rather narrow with round foot on each corner. Handle is flat with a scroll-shaped band with bead-like fastenings and decorations. Front of spout is long, flat, and narrow. Body decorated with lilies, cattails, and other water grasses. Flying insect on one face; background clouds on another. Each of ball feet have a hole in bottom and are hollow. Interior is gold washed. "STERLING" is stamped on bottom in sans serif letters, plus "264". Third mark is three geometric shapes side by side: a rectangle with rounded ends, a circle, and a diamond. "926" is in the rectangle. "1883" is in the diamond. Piece of cellophane tape on bottom with donor information. Several loopy scratches on bottom, which may be script lettering. Part of a set including sugar bowl, cream pitcher, and tongs (1957.008.130.1-3).

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

H-3.6 W-4.25 D-2.625 inches

Provenance:

One of a three-piece set from the collection of Mary C. Emery of Amesbury, MA, and Fred P. Emery of Pembroke, NH. This bequest of over 200 items from the Emery home includes both items that were inherited and items that were collected. No history of ownership provided with this item. The Emerys married in 1889; perhaps this set was acquired as a wedding gift. Has maker's stamp of Dominick & Haff, with a manufacture date of 1883.

Credit Line:

The Fred Parker Emery and Mary C. Emery Gift

People:

Emery, Fred Parker (1865-1927), Emery, Mary C. (1864-1956)

Subjects:

Lilies, Cattails (Plant), Silver