Collection Highlights
Water VII
1997
2002.13.2
Graphite over ground on heavy paper with deckled edges
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Creamer
Object name
Creamer
Date
1823-1824
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 10.2 x 15.9 x 10.8 cm )
Description
Wrought silver creamer; squat, round body with tapering gadrooning and repouss
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Maria Banks Taylor
Object Number
1943.181c
Marks
engraved: in the reserve: the arms of the Banks family, a griffin on fess
stamped: to the right of the handle on the shoulder: "JA" in roman letters in a rectangle beside a lion passant in a chamfered rectangle, a leopard's head in a shield, "i" in a chamfered rectangle and the king's bust in an oval.
Gallery Label
This creamer was given to Isabella Henderson Lenox (1789-1868) by her father Robert Lenox on the occassion of her marriage to William Banks in New York City, December 24, 1823.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
