GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The workshop of silversmith George B. Sharp, in 1870 the largest in the city with forty-five employees, produced wares for retailer Bailey & Co. from the mid-1860s until its failure in 1873. This fork and its matching fish slice (1991.101.11.1) bears the inscription Patent 1866, which refers to patent no. 2,475 granted to Sharp employee Augustus Conradt for the flatware handle featuring the central beaded bar. Sharp's patent (no. 3,766) for the stork motif that terminates the handle was not granted until 1869.
Adapted from
Charles L. Venable, Silver in America, 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art; New York, New York; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994), 22, 325.
NOTES
Corrected rule - JBA (10/19/2017)
TMS Updates - GeoXrefs - place of origin and place of birth - JBA (10/19/2017)
Updated format and rules, added tags - JBA 9/5
I added the following as a TMS Text Entry: Charles L. Venable, Silver in America, 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art; New York, New York; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994), 325.
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Until 1991: The Charles R. Masling and John E. Furen Collection, Houston, Texas
From 1991: Dallas Museum of Arts, purchased from the above
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General Description
The workshop of silversmith George B. Sharp, in 1870 the largest in the city with forty-five employees, produced wares for retailer Bailey & Co. from the mid-1860s until its failure in 1873. This fork and its matching fish slice (1991.101.11.1) bears the inscription Patent 1866, which refers to patent no. 2,475 granted to Sharp employee Augustus Conradt for the flatware handle featuring the central beaded bar. Sharp's patent (no. 3,766) for the stork motif that terminates the handle was not granted until 1869.
Adapted from
Charles L. Venable, Silver in America, 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art; New York, New York; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994), 22, 325.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
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Notes
Corrected rule - JBA (10/19/2017)
TMS Updates - GeoXrefs - place of origin and place of birth - JBA (10/19/2017)
Updated format and rules, added tags - JBA 9/5
I added the following as a TMS Text Entry: Charles L. Venable, Silver in America, 1840-1940: A Century of Splendor (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art; New York, New York; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1994), 325.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1991: The Charles R. Masling and John E. Furen Collection, Houston, Texas
From 1991: Dallas Museum of Arts, purchased from the above
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