Stand (Salver or stand)

Museum Object Number 2016.0002.001.001 B

Object Name

Stand (Salver or stand)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Kathy Field Malavasic

Creator (Role)

William Gale Sr. (Maker)

John Willis (Manufacturer)

Date of Birth

1799

Date of Death

1867

Place of Origin

New York, New York, North America

Origin Notes

Broome Street manufactory.

Date

1859

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Body, underside; GALE & WILLIS, stamped
2. Mark; Body, underside; 925 STERLIN[G], stamped
3. Mark; Body, underside; NEW-YORK, stamped, double struck
4. Mark; Body, underside; horizontal diamond with the year date 1859, double struck

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

0.89 (H) , 7.5 (L) , 6.3 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.25 (H) , 19 (L) , 16 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hofer, Margaret K. & Bach, Debra Schmidt. 2011 Stories in Sterling: Four Centuries of Silver in New York.
• Similar object, pp. 100-101.
[Book] Venable, Charles L. 1994 Silver in America 1840-1940 A Century of Splendor.
• Similar design, Fig. 3.5, p. 53.