Collection Highlights
Brandywine bowl (brandewijnkom)
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
1911.38
Medium:
Silver
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Partial tea service
Object Number:
1982.64ab
Date:
1793 - 1795
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 13 x 4 1/2 in. (18.1 x 33 x 11.4 cm)
Marks:
Engraving: Child family arms on the front; narrow striped shield with a chevron in the center between three birds, surmounted by an eagle with a cross in its beak
Mark: stampedon front of creamer base: "m" in a rectangle, eagle in an oval, "G. SCHANCK" i
Description:
Wrought and seamed partial silver tea service consisting of a teapot and creamer in the Chippendale fashion; engraved with the Child family arms on the front; narrow striped shield with a chevron in the center between three birds, surmounted by an eagle with a cross in its beak; maker's mark on base.
Gallery Label:
Engraved with the Child family coat of arms.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert G. Goelet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
