Collection Highlights
Study of Four Tree Trunks (Three Birches)
ca. 1855
1918.325
Graphite with scratching out on beige paper
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Waiter
Object name
Waiter
Date
1871
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. ( 1.9 x 25.7 cm )
Description
Wrought silver waiter; flat, circular base with concave, stepped edges and an applied, cast reeded and geometric rim; seated on three cast trapazoid feet; center engraved with a geometric ring with floral motif around the inscription, "M. A. B./ FROM/ Uncle George/ Oct. 17 th 1871." in gothic script; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Dudley Davis in memory of his mother, Marie Antoinette Baker Davis
Object Number
1950.185
Marks
engraved: center: "M. A. B./ FROM/ Uncle George/ Oct. 17 th 1871." in gothic script
stamped: on the base: lion in a chamfered rectangle, anchor in a rectangle, gothic "G" in a chamfered rectangle ver, "STERLING/ D/ 90"
engraved: on the base: below maker's mark, "10 in""
Gallery Label
This waiter was a gift to Marie Antoinette Baker from her uncle George on the occassion of her marrige to Fellows Davis, October 17, 1871.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
