1992.7.10.2, Unknown, Fish fork, c. 1870
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
While no part of the design of this fish set, which includes this fish fork and a fish knife (1992.7.10.1), was patented, its eccentric blade and tine shapes were usually used in conjunction with handles designed by John R. Wendt or Bernard D. Beiderhase.
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 design
1993.51.2, Wood & Hughes, Salad spoon
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Wood and Hughes was 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.
1993.51.1, Wood & Hughes, Salad fork
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.
1991.101.14.3, Gale & Hayden, Gothic flatware, spoon
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The handles of Gothic flatware, patented by Gale & Hayden in 1847 and later produced by its successor William Gale & Son, feature elements drawn from 13th-century architecture, such as arches, quatrefoils, an
1991.101.14.2, Gale & Hayden, Gothic flatware, fork
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The handles of Gothic flatware, patented by Gale & Hayden in 1847 and later produced by its successor William Gale & Son, feature elements drawn from 13th-century architecture, such as arches, quatrefoils, an
1991.101.14.1, Gale & Hayden, Gothic flatware, sugar sifter
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The handles of Gothic flatware, patented by Gale & Hayden in 1847 and later produced by its successor William Gale & Son, feature elements drawn from 13th-century architecture, such as
1991.101.11.1, George B. Sharp, Fish knife
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.