Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hot water urn
Object name
Hot water urn
Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 17 7/8 x 13 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. ( 45.4 x 34.3 x 29.2 cm )
Silver Weight: 98 oz (troy) 13 dwt (3068 g)
Description
Wrought silver hot water urn; inverted pear-shaped body with eight chased grooves equally spaced around the body; seated on a molded pedestal; stamped egg-and-dart band around the top of the pedestal; chased and repouss
Credit Line
Bequest of Mary MacKaye Greenwood
Object Number
1969.15a-d
Marks
Mark: stamped on base of urn in relief: "GALE WOOD & HUGHES" in a rectangle above two eagles in ovals above "MANUFACTURERS" in a curved serrated banner
Inscription: engraved in the cartouches: "G" in script
Description: "G" related to family of Isaac John Greenwood (1795-1865), the presumed original owner of similar Wm. Gale tea service (1969.10a-d). Engraved script initials comparable to those on Greenwood family Gale, Wood & Hughes trays, one of which may actually be part of aforementioned service, as might hot water urn under evaluation.
Engraving: Urn has foliate and/or floral repousse and chased ornament along foot base, bottom of body, center-front and center-back of body, and at top of domed lid.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
