Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
1836-37
1952.410
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Dish wedge
Object name
Dish wedge
Date
1791/92
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 3.2 x 6.7 x 8.6 cm )
Description
Silver George III dish wedge; formed of two triangular sides with stepped upper surfaces; rectangular stretcher between the two front ends; two bell-shaped sections applied across the back; engraved "I. C" in gothic script where the bell sections meet; maker's marks stamped on one side.
Credit Line
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Object Number
1939.142
Marks
engraved: on the back: "I. C" in gothic script
stamped: on one side: "H G" in a rectangle, lion passant in a rectangle, king's bust in an oval, "q" in a chamfered rectangle.
Gallery Label
This dish rack belonged to the Corse family.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
