Collection Highlights
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
1824
1940.202
Oil on canvas
Support the New-York Historical Society
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Creamer
Object name
Creamer
Date
1859-1860
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/4 x 6 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 15.9 x 16.8 x 12.4 cm )
Description
Wrought (possibly spun) creamer; circular wide-bellied form with a narrow applied neck and narrow base; flat bottomed; cast c-scrolls, s-scrolls, and fleur-de-lis applied to the shoulder and pouring lip rims; four applied feet cast as trefoils with cast c-scrolls forming the rest of the rim around the base; high, narrow, extended pouring rim; hollow, cast silver c-scroll handle partly covered by acanthus leaves; chased, repouss
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Andrew Oliver
Object Number
1976.55e
Marks
engraved: in reserve: "T M & M S B" in script
Mark: stamped on base: "W. GALE & SON/ NEW YORK" over "W/ G/ &/ S" over "925 STERLING"
Gallery Label
This creamer was made for Thomas Marston Beare (1806-1869) and his wife Mary Saltonstall Beare (1807-1869), whose initials it bears. The same rim decoration can be found on an ewer in the collection of Winterthur (61.964).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
