1992.7.10.1, Unknown, Fish knife, c. 1870


GENERAL DESCRIPTION    
While no part of the design of this fish set, which includes this fish knife and fish fork (1992.7.10.2), was patented, its eccentric blade and tine shapes were usually used in conjunction with handles designed by John R. Wendt or Bernard D. Beiderhase. As a result, it is believed that this example was produced by either Wendt or Beiderhase, or possibly one of their successor firms, Renziehausen & Co. or Adams & Shaw Co. 

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), 332.

NOTES
TMS Update - Geo XRefs - place of origin - JBA (10/26/2017)

updated Gen Description and wrote rule - 9/7 (JBA)

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), 332.

I changed the maker from Beiderhausen and Company to Unknown based on information in the "Silver in America" catalogue. Further, Beiderhausen and Company is a mispelling of B. D. Beiderhase & Co. 

I added Provenance, Exhibition History, and Published References. 

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Until 1993: The V. Stephen Vaughan Collection, Chelsea, Massachusetts

From 1993: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above

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Metropolitan Museum of Art~Read more about Nineteenth-Century American Silver.

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General Description
   
While no part of the design of this fish set, which includes this fish knife and fish fork (1992.7.10.2), was patented, its eccentric blade and tine shapes were usually used in conjunction with handles designed by John R. Wendt or Bernard D. Beiderhase. As a result, it is believed that this example was produced by either Wendt or Beiderhase, or possibly one of their successor firms, Renziehausen & Co. or Adams & Shaw Co. 

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), 332.

Fun Facts

Archival Resources

Web Resources
 
Metropolitan Museum of Art~Read more about Nineteenth-Century American Silver.

Notes
TMS Update - Geo XRefs - place of origin - JBA (10/26/2017)

updated Gen Description and wrote rule - 9/7 (JBA)

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), 332.

I changed the maker from Beiderhausen and Company to Unknown based on information in the "Silver in America" catalogue. Further, Beiderhausen and Company is a mispelling of B. D. Beiderhase & Co. 

I added Provenance, Exhibition History, and Published References. 

Catalogue essays

Artist/designers

Cultures

Geography

Process/materials

Historical periods

Individuals

Subject terms

RELATED OBJECTS 

PROVENANCE
Until 1993: The V. Stephen Vaughan Collection, Chelsea, Massachusetts

From 1993: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above

AUDIO ASSETS 

VIDEO ASSETS

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fish (animals): AAT: 300266085
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#completed
%copyedited_Gail
knives: AAT: 300024668
knife handle (components): DMA
United States (nation): TGN: 7012149
*Decorative Arts and Design
decorative arts: AAT: 300054168
shiny (shine): AAT: 300065244
silver (metal): AAT: 300011029
New York (New York/United States): TGN: 7007567
casting (process): AAT: 300053104
@Robinson
fish slices: AAT: 300043097
fish forks (serving utensils): AAT: 300200186
fish knives: AAT: 300043126
silverware (visual works): AAT: 300234016
flatware: AAT: 300199800
utensils: AAT: 300241917
Wendt_John R.: DMA
B. D. Beiderrhase & Co.: DMA
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