GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Wood and Hughes was one one of the largest and most influential silver manufacturers in the United States from the 1850s to the 1880s. Although seriously threatened by the loss of southern accounts during the Civil War, the firm survived and continued to produce silverware, especially flatware, through the end of the 19th century. This exceptional salad fork and its matching spoon (1993.51.2) are unusual due to the combination of several metalwork techniques. The handles were hand forged and ornamented with embossed classical busts. However, the lobster on the spoon and the crab on the fork were etched.
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
I removed two techniques ("acid-etched" and "chased") from the Medium display field in TMS and added them as a Getty Vocabularies terms.
I updated the nationality and start/end dates for manufacturer Wood & Hughes and retailer A.B. Griswold & Co. in the Constituents Module.
I edited, updated, or entered the Provenance, Exhibition History, Bibliography, and Published References fields in TMS.
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.
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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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General Description
Wood and Hughes was one one of the largest and most influential silver manufacturers in the United States from the 1850s to the 1880s. Although seriously threatened by the loss of southern accounts during the Civil War, the firm survived and continued to produce silverware, especially flatware, through the end of the 19th century. This exceptional salad fork and its matching spoon (1993.51.2) are unusual due to the combination of several metalwork techniques. The handles were hand forged and ornamented with embossed classical busts. However, the lobster on the spoon and the crab on the fork were etched.
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.
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Notes
I removed two techniques ("acid-etched" and "chased") from the Medium display field in TMS and added them as a Getty Vocabularies terms.
I updated the nationality and start/end dates for manufacturer Wood & Hughes and retailer A.B. Griswold & Co. in the Constituents Module.
I edited, updated, or entered the Provenance, Exhibition History, Bibliography, and Published References fields in TMS.
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.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
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PROVENANCE
Until 1993: The V. Stephen Vaughan Collection, Chelsea, Massachusetts
From 1993: Dallas Museum of Art, purchased from the above
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