Museum Collections

Cast and wrought Sheffield plated hot water urn; urn-shaped body with two flutes at each side of the body, at the ends; applied, concave shoulder with an applied gadrooned band around the rim; bezel inside; bright-cut band of flowers and circles below the shoulder; circular reserve on the front center of the body, surrounded by a bright-cut garland, engraved with the Beekman family crest, two wings addorsed on an armor helmet, over, "J B" in script; oval domed lid, with a deep bezel, surmounted by a ball finial; two pivoting ring handles with cylinder hinges, applied to either side of the body with cast lion's mask joints; long round spout, applied to the body with an oval joint with a reeded edge; curved spigot from a cylindrical tap with a cast ball finial and a s-scroll handle with a screw-on conical silver finial; seated on a trumpet-shaped pedestal flared to a square bottom; pedestal applied to a square base with concave sides seated on four ball feet with mid-bands; vertically applied, plain base band; wrought and seamed coal cylinder hung on an interior lip from an applied, slightly domed, oval disk with two circular holes cut out on either side; circular lid fitted into the cylinder with a ring handle; no maker's marks.