Pitcher, Syrup

Object Name:

Pitcher, Syrup

Object ID:

2017.014.026

Creator:

Redfield & Rice

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

circa 1872

Description:

Pitcher, syrup, silver. Owned by Alice Cilley Stone (1849-1934) of Dunbarton, NH, around the time of her marriage in 1881. Pitcher is shaped as a set of truncated cones, set end to end. Engraved floral scrollwork on sides. Handle attached to back in shape of woman with arms back and legs down. Woman wearing eagle's head helmet on top of hinged lid. Spout is covered by lid, with drainage gutter to bring syrup drips back into pitcher. Markings on bottom: "REDFIELD & RICE / NEW YORK / TRIPLE PLATE / PATENTED / OCT 24 1865 / 180".

Material:

Silver

Dimensions:

H-7.9 W-3.7 D-4.6 inches

Provenance:

Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.

Credit Line:

Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley

People:

Stone, Alice P. (1849-1934)

Subjects:

Silver services, Pitchers