Caster
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Silver
DATES
ca. 1910
DIMENSIONS
7 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (18.7 x 6.7 x 6.7 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Impressed around bottom of base at 4 cardinal points, clockwise from top: "REED & BARTON / [symbol] / STERLING / 2243"
INSCRIPTIONS
Incised around lower band of neck: monogram of "L" in fancy script with scrolling tails off ends
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1996.37.10
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. John H. Livingston
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Silver footed caster (a) with removable shaker top (b). General pear-shaped body with long, cylindrical neck raised on round, stepped pedestal with squat ringed stem. Rounded bottom section of body molded with eight outlined petal-like forms; above petals, molded bands mark top of body that then tapers and rises into long banded neck. (b) High domed top with beaded finial fits into body of caster; decorated around sides with alternating urns and columns; flowering branches spring from the urns, the petals of the flowers are perforated.
Condition: Good; allover tarnish, a few dings and scratches.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Reed & Barton (American, 1840–present). Caster, ca. 1910. Silver, 7 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (18.7 x 6.7 x 6.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. John H. Livingston, 1996.37.10. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1996.37.10.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1996.37.10.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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