Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Creamer
Object name
Creamer
Date
1871
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 4 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 17.1 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Spun silver creamer; plain hemispherical body made in halves and joined around the middle with a die-rolled decorative band; band of hearts and foliate scrolls on a textured ground between two plain bands; applied, plain vertical footring; applied, vertical beaded band below flared and serrated rim with a wide pouring lip; cast in halves and seamed loop handle with a pointed leaf thumbpiece with leaf and berry motifs below; stylized acanthus upper handle attachment and teardrop shaped lower attachment; "1871" engraved in overlapping gothic numerals on the front centers, "M A B" engraved in gothic script on the rear centers; maker's marks on the bases.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother, Marie Antoinette Baker Davis
Object Number
1950.186d
Marks
engraved: at front center: "1871" in overlapping gothing numerals
engraved: at back center: "M A B" in overlapping gothic letters
Mark: stamped on base: fleur-di-lis over "STERLING" over a lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, an anchor in a rectangle and a gothic script, "G" in a chamfered rectangle over "790/ D/ 6 1/2 PINTS"
Mark: incised at bottom "9388"
Gallery Label
According to the accession record, this coffee and tea service was made for the wedding of Marie Antoinette Baker and Fellows Davis on October 17, 1871. This is probably true of the coffeepot and sugar bowl as the date mark on the base indicates they were made in 1871. The teapot and creamer, on the other hand, have a fox head date mark, indicating they were made in 1885. It is possible that they were replacements for damage or lost originals, or the couple completed the service at a later date.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.