Museum Collections
Luce Center
Creamer
Object name
Creamer
Date
ca. 1796
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. ( 18.1 x 14.6 x 7.3 cm )
Description
Wrought silver creamer; helmet-shaped with two broad shallow concave flutes at each end, joined to an ovoid splayed foot with two broad flutes at each end; extended pouring lip; loop handle, tapered toward the bottom, applied to the body; engraved on the front center with the Clinton family crest, five standing ostrich feathers, over the initials, "A A" in script; maker's mark on the side of the base.
Credit Line
Gift of the Pintard Fellows
Object Number
1982.17b
Marks
engraved: center front: the Clinton family crest, five standing ostrich feathers, over the initials, "A A" in script
stamped: on side of the base: "I. SAYRE" in a rectangle
Gallery Label
This creamer bearing the armorial crest of Governor Dewitt Clinton and his family descended through the family of his first wife, Maria Franklin.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





