Metals
George W. Shiebler (Designer)
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1880-1890
Silver; Gold-plated silver
Engraved
2016.0002.002.002
Object Number2016.0002.002.002 |
Bowl (Sugar bowl)
Metals
Gift of Kathy Field Malavasic
George W. Shiebler (Designer)
1846-1920
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1880-1890
1. Mark; Underside; "S" in circle flanked by outstretched wings, stamped
2. Mark; Underside; "STERLING" stamped incuse (double struck)
3. Mark; Underside; "360" stamped incuse
4. Inscription; Body, upper edge; "RES" in sprigged initials, engraved
Silver; Gold-plated silver
Engraved
3.05 (H) , 4.5 (L) , 3 (W)
7.75 (H) , 11.5 (L) , 8 (W)
George W. Shiebler became a manufacturer of silver flatware in 1876 and developed his eponymous New York business into one of the more significant artistic table silver and jewelry producers of the latter 1800s. Bolstering his Manhattan business he established a manufactory in Brooklyn and produced some sterling hollowware and novelties, such as this set of inward curving, veined leaf tea wares, from the 1880s-1910. Both the cream pitcher and sugar basket are engraved with the same initials for an owner, presumably they have always been together, but a tea or coffee pot in this organic form is not associated. Spiders guard the contents inside the gold-plated bowls with matte exteriors and shiny interiors. Hammer marks are visible as a faceted texturing method on the exteriors. The overall design of playful trompe l’oeil naturalism within the fashionable design of mixed and patinated metals stemming from Japanese influences is clearly visible in these small vessels.