Object Number 1991.0008

Object Name

Knife (Dessert knife)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

William Gale & Son (Makers)

Joseph Church (Retailer)
1794-1876

Hermon G. Batterson (Retailer)

Gale & Hayden (Designer)

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1852-1855

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; ; "G / & / S" in vertical oval, stamped
2. Mark; ; "1 / 52 / 8" in vertical diamond, stamped
3. Mark; ; "CHUICH & PATTERSON" incuse, stamped

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

8.37 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21.27 (L)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Venable, Charles L. 1994 Silver in America 1840-1940 A Century of Splendor.
• Gale & Hayden gothic, p. 56-57; Gale biography p. 319