Ewer

Creator Baldwin Gardiner (1791-1869), Marquand & Company

Accession number 46.229.21

Unique identifier MNY119376

Description Ewer with baluster-shaped body on stepped circular pedestal base. Die-rolled palmette in heart borders applied at shoulder, body midband, body-pedestal juncture (border of strip cut away), and top of base. Narrow pinnate leaf die-rolled border applied at lip, and hollow S-scroll handle with leaf furls cast in two vertical halves. Inscription: Engraved on ewer: Presented to / Genl. Pierre Van Cortland, / by the Directors of the / West Chester County Bank, / June 1836. Mark: Marked on base of body in serrated rectangles: B. Gardiner / NEW - YORK. Marked on inside of foot: MANUFACTURED BY MARQUAND & CO., N.Y.

Dated 1836

Object Type ewer (vessel)

Physical dimensions H: 15 1/4 in. W: 9 1/2 in. DIAM: 6 1/4 in. WEIGHT: 46.05 oz.

Medium silver (metal)

File dimensions 18.3 in × 18.3 in at 300dpi
46.5 cm × 46.5 cm at 300dpi

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