Collection Highlights
Get off the track! : a song for Emmancipation, sung by the Hutchinsons, respectfully dedicated to Nath.l P. Rogers, as a mark of esteem for his intrepidity in the cause of human rights
Date:
1844
Object Number:
LIB.M1622a.Hutchinson
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Caster
Object Number:
1941.999ab
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. ( 12.4 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
engraved: in the cartouche: "Sophie/ to her/ Mother" in script
stamped: on the base: eagle, conforming over, "NEW-YORK" in a rectangle over, "W.F" in a rectangle
Description:
Wrought silver caster; baluster-shaped body, with an inverted-pear shaped lower body; seated on an applied, stepped splayed foot with a stamped bell flower footring; scroll and shell design chased below the contraflexure; chased cartouche in the center of the upper body with a chased band of flowers around the sides; cartouche engraved, "Sophie/ to her/ Mother" in script; applied, stepped band around the rim; high, domed cover with circular pierce-work all over; plain, applied, molded flange around the bottom; cast knob finial applied to the top; maker's marks stamped on the base.
Gallery Label:
"Sophie" is Sophie Windle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
