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Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
ca. 1793
1928.18
White marble
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Museum Collections
Ice cream dish
Object name
Ice cream dish
Date
1877-1878
Medium
Silver
Description
Embodying the extravagant excess of the Gilded Age, this exotic ice cream dish was part of a 1,250-piece dinner service commissioned from Tiffany & Co. by “silver king” John W. Mackay (1831-1902) for his wife, Marie Louise Hungerford Mackay (1843-1928).
Credit Line
New-York Historical Society, Gift of Mr. John Mackay
Object Number
1980.14
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
