Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Creamer
Object name
Creamer
Date
1874
Medium
Silver, gilt
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 19 x 14.6 x 8.3 cm )
Silver Weight: 11 oz (troy) 8 dwt (355 g)
Description
Spun and cast silver creamer in the Egyptian style with gilt decoration; matte-finished, circular urn-shaped body with a flared, applied, plain gilt pouring rim, high and pointed in the back with a low wide lip at front; squared strap handle with a cast, gilt female head with acanthus leaf crown on the side; molded circular pedestal on four cast, gilt winged sphinx feet; gilt interior; engraved, "J/ R" overlapping; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line
Gift of the Children and Grandchildren of John Roach
Object Number
1920.18m
Marks
Mark: stamped on base: "STERLING" above a lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, an anchor in a rectangle and a "G" in gothic script in a chamfered rectangle over "690/ G"; bottom of each foot stamped [incuse] "3057".
engraved: on front: overlapping, "J/ R"
Gallery Label
This coffee and tea service was presented to John Roach in recognition of his development of iron ship building in the United States on April 30, 1874.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
