Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Waiter
Object name
Waiter
Date
1746-1755
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. ( 2.9 x 18.4 cm )
Silver Weight: 11 oz (troy) 8 dwt (354 g)
Description
Raised silver salver; flat, circular dish with applied, scrolled and scalloped lip and applied, cast scrolled and scalloped rim; three cast pad feet applied to the bottom; engraved "G" in bright-cut script in the center of the dish; engraved, "B/ S . R" in block letters on the base; engraved, "P G/ M I S/ C A S" in script on the base; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line
Gift of Constance Schermerhorn Skillin
Object Number
1937.186
Marks
engraved on the underside: "B/ S . R" in block letters
engraved on the underside: "P G/ M I S/ C A S" in script
engraved on face: "G" in bright-cut script
stamped: on the base and top of one foot: "M M" in a rectangle in roman letters
Gallery Label
This salver originally belonged to David Grim (1737-1826), a German immigrant and proprietor of the Hessians' Coffee House on William Street.
Provenance
Original owners ("B / S * R") possibly from the family of Maria Elisabeth B
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
