Collection Highlights
Armchair
1785-1789
1916.7
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Creamer
Object name
Creamer
Date
ca. 1795
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 13 x 11.4 x 5.7 cm )
Description
Wrought silver creamer; oval body tapering toward the applied, plain oval footring; concave shoulder raised to a flared pouring lip, low on the sides and high at the back; tapered, plain loop handle; engraved on one side with an armored head surmounted by a pine tree; engraved on the opposite side with the initials, "A C D P" in bright-cut script; maker's mark on base.
Credit Line
Bequest of Catherine Augusta De Peyster
Object Number
1911.42
Marks
engraved: center front: "A C D P" in bright-cut script
stamped: on base: "GORDON" in a serated rectangle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
