Cruet stand

Cruet stand
Object name 
Cruet stand
Date 
ca. 1850
Medium 
Sheffield plate, glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 5 1/2 x 11 x 4 1/2 in. ( 14 x 27.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description 
Wrought Sheffield silver-plate cruet stand; oval, boat-shaped stand raised high on the sides to squared ends; applied beaded band around the lip; tray seated on four shell feet; metal skewer applied along the center of the underside; two cylindrical cruet stands applied to the tray with two pierced bands of ovals above the bases and below the beaded rims; four pierced and wheel turned foliate motifs between the oval bands; high, strap stand with applied, beaded edges between the cruet cylinders; circular bezel on the top of the strap stand holds a caster, circular stand joint holds a mustard pot; no maker's marks.
Credit Line 
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number 
1937.11a
Gallery Label 
This cruet service descended to the donor through either the Ketchum or Morris families.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group