Collection Highlights
Armchair
1785-1789
1916.7
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cocktail Strainer
Object name
Cocktail Strainer
Date
ca. 1865
Medium
Silver plate
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 1 in. ( 14 x 7 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Cast silver plated copper cocktail strainer with an oval handle pierced in the center by a five-pointed star and a small circle with "Sunnyside" engraved in script between; flared shoulders rolled into the circular, scalloped bowl pierced by nine rows of diamonds; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1941.789
Marks
engraved: on the handle: "Sunnyside" in script
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "HOLMES BOOTH &HAYDENS"
Gallery Label
This cocktail strainer was used of the Hudson River Steamboat "Sunnyside."
Provenance
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
