Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luncheon fork
Object Number:
1957.200a
Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. ( 16.5 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the underside of the handle: "B.G" in a rectangle, a lion passant, "W" and a bust
Description:
silver luncheon fork with an upturned threaded, fiddle handle, flared shoulders and four tines; Morris family crest, a tower in flames, engraved on the handle; maker's marks stamped on the underside on the handle.
Gallery Label:
Probably made for the marriage of Mary E. Babcock to William L. Morris in 1827.
Credit Line:
Bequest of John B. Morris, Jr.
Provenance:
Mary Elizabeth Babcock (1808-1851), who married William Lewis Morris (1805-1864); to their son John Babcock Morris (b.1839), who married Mary E. Faitoute; to their son John Babcock Morris Jr. (1881-1957), the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
