Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Serving dish
Object Number:
INV.14482
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 15 3/4 x 10 3/8 in. ( 6.4 x 40 x 26.4 cm )
Marks:
engraved: in the center: "E E G" in script
stamped: on the base: "S. KIRK & SON/ 925/___/1000"
Description:
Wrought silver serving dish; shallow, ovoid four-leaf-clover shaped body on four cast acanthus and scroll feet; chased cartouche and scroll decoration around the sides of the body with the initials, "E E G" engraved in the center; applied, scalloped, foliate chased rim; two applied and chased handles on the sides; makers' marks on the base.
Gallery Label:
EEG is Emma Elizabeth Gilder (b. 1861), the aunt of the donor (Louise S. Gilder). Emma was a sister of Louise's father, William Howard Gilder (b. 1857, Maryland).
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
