Child's place setting with case

Child's place setting with case
Child's place setting with case
Child's place setting with case
Object name 
Child's place setting with case
Date 
ca. 1868
Medium 
Silver, leather, velvet, silk, metal
Dimensions 
Box: 9 5/8 x 5 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 24.4 x 14.3 x 4.4 cm ) Part (spoon): 7 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 in. (18.7 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm) Pa
Description 
Silver child's place setting including a spoon, table knife and fork in a red leather box; handles in the form of cherubim wrapped in graped vines; spoon and fork with baluster stems; spoon with a pointed oval bowl; fork with four curved tines; both engraved, "J. Mc K 3d - J. H. Mc K" in block letters on the bowls; knife with a flat, curved blade engraved, "J. Mc K 3d/ --/ J. H. Mc K" in block letters; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the blade; red leather ovoid box with a domed lid, lined with purple velvet on the bottom and white silk on the top; silk stamped with the retailer's mark.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Irving McKesson
Object Number 
1944.152a-d
Marks 
engraved: on the spoon and fork bowls: "J. Mc K 3d - J. H. Mc K" in block letters engraved: on the knife blade: "J. Mc K 3d/- -/ J. H. Mc K" in block letters stamped: on the underside of the blade: "ENG'STERLIG/ 925-1000" and a gothic "B" in a diamond stamped: on the inside of the lid: "GOLD AND SILVER * SMITHS" in a garter around, "TIFFANY & Co/ 550/ & 552/ BROADWAY"
Gallery Label 
This child's place setting was given to John McKesson (1868-1873) by his godfather John van Schaick Oddie. It was later given to John Henderson McKesson (1906-1927), son of the donors.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.