Museum Collections
Luce Center
Creamer
Object name
Creamer
Date
ca. 1895
Medium
Silver plate
Dimensions
Overall: 3 3/4 x 6 x 4 in. ( 9.5 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Cast silver plated creamer with a squat pear shaped body on a circular foot; shoulder flares to a plain rim; short triangular spout; loop handle; body engraved, "Onteora" in script; maker's mark stamped on the underside of the base.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1941.842
Marks
engraved: on the front of the body: "Onteora" in script
stamped: on the underside of the base: "W" in a spiders web over "659"
Gallery Label
This creamer was used on the steamboat "Onteora."
Provenance
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




