Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
1836
1927.59
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Vase
Object name
Vase
Date
1828
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 17 5/8 x 15 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. ( 44.8 x 39.4 x 28.6 cm )
Silver Weight: 137 oz (troy) 18 dwt (4289 g)
Description
Wrought silver covered urn in the Empire style; urn-shaped body with a squat globular lower body covered in repouss
Credit Line
Gift of the Family of Henry Eckford, through Miss Elizabeth I. Richardson
Object Number
1951.71ab
Marks
engraved: on the front: "To/ Henry Eckford/ from his/ Fellow Citizens" in script
engraved: on the reverse: "New York/ 2nd July 1828" in script
stamped: on the footring: "B. GARDINER" in a serrated rectangle and three pseudohallmarks: a bust in an oval, a lion passant and "S" in an oval
Gallery Label
Henry Eckford (1775-1832), a noted New York naval architect and ship builder, constructed sloops of war, frigates and clipper ships at his shipyard on the Brooklyn side of the East river. In 1826, an insurance company Eckford invested in failed, and he gave half a million dollars of his own money to save it. He was awarded this presentation urn by fellow citizens, grateful for his selfless generosity.
Provenance
Henry Eckford (1775-1832), who married Marion Bedell (1776-1840); to their daughter Janet Eckford (1802-1854), who married Dr. James E. de Kay (1792-1851); to their son James de Kay (1834-1925), who married Laura Tompkins (1836-1908); to their daughter Elizabeth Ellen de Kay (1872-1948), who married James Richardson (1861-1921); to their daughter Elizabeth I. Richardson (1904-2000), the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
