Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
ca. 1825
1920.5
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cake server
Object name
Cake server
Date
1913
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 10 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 5/8 in. ( 26.7 x 6 x 1.6 cm )
Description
silver cake server with a pointed handle, cast in vertical halves, with chamfered borders, threaded shield reserves on each side, one side engraved, "S" in gothic script, with embossed laurel garlands around each; molded handle socket fitted with a flat blade, curved on both sides; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the handle.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1942.110t
Marks
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "STERLING"
engraved: on the handle: "S" in gothic script
Gallery Label
This silver service was presented to William Sulzer (1863-1941), the former governor of New York State, by his Congressional District on his 50th birthday in 1913.
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