| Accession # | 1989.112.9 |
|---|---|
| Maker | Pairpoint Manufacturing Company |
| Title | Cake Server, "Garland Pattern" |
| Date | ca. 1894 |
| Medium | Silver-plate |
| Dimensions | 10 1/4 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in. (26 x 4.1 x 1.3 cm) |
| Marks | indistinct mark on handle below neck. |
| Inscriptions | no inscriptions |
| Signed | Unsigned |
| Credit Line | Gift of Robert Tuggle |
| Location | Visible Storage: Case 45, Drawer E |
| Description | Cake server with a plain elongated trapezoidal blade with a blunted curved narrow end. Transitional knopped neck to hollow handle with identical molded decoration front and back. End of handle with slightly bulbous arch with five anthemion/floral motifs in heart-shaped frames arranged in arch. Below is dense field of realistically molded flowers and leafy branches and small fruits against a stippled ground with undecorated side areas. CONDITION - Good original condition. Slight overall scratching on blade. Plate loss on knop of neck front and back and along exposed edge of collar between neck and handle. |
