Compote and Stand

Elkington and Company

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Elkington and Company ca. 1835–1963. Compote and Stand, ca. 1866. Silver, gilt, silver plate, 17 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (43.5 x 24.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. D. Chester Noyes, 75.110.5a-c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 75.110.5a-c_bw.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Compote and Stand

Date

ca. 1866

Medium

Silver, gilt, silver plate

Classification

Accessories

Dimensions

17 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (43.5 x 24.1 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

Applied oval on bottom reads: 'PUBLISHED BY / ELKINGTON & CO", surrounding "JUNE 1866". Stamped on edge of base left to right: crown over "E&C" enclosed in shield. Then enclosed in separate squares old English "E", "&", "Co", and "D". Registry mark on bottom: top horizontal oval enclosing "1" over diamond. In corners of diamond from top clockwise: "W", "W", "5", "11" with "Ro" in center.

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. D. Chester Noyes

Accession Number

75.110.5a-c

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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