Niagra Falls Silver Co., a Division of Oneida Silversmiths (1877 to present). <em>Creamer, from Three Piece Coffee Service, Heirloom Line</em>, ca. 1955. Silverplate, wood, 4 1/4 x 5 x 2 7/8 in. (10.8 x 12.7 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jewel Stern, 2003.11.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2003.11.3.jpg)

Niagra Falls Silver Co., a Division of Oneida Silversmiths (1877 to present). Creamer, from Three Piece Coffee Service, Heirloom Line, ca. 1955. Silverplate, wood, 4 1/4 x 5 x 2 7/8 in. (10.8 x 12.7 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jewel Stern, 2003.11.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2003.11.3.jpg)

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Creamer, from Three Piece Coffee Service, Heirloom Line

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

MANUFACTURER Niagra Falls Silver Co., a Division of Oneida Silversmiths, 1877 to present

MEDIUM Silverplate, wood

Place Manufactured: Sherrill, New York, United States

DATES ca. 1955

DIMENSIONS 4 1/4 x 5 x 2 7/8 in. (10.8 x 12.7 x 7.3 cm) (show scale)

MARKINGS Impressed on underside: "HEIRLOOM / EP [within triangle]"

COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts and Design

ACCESSION NUMBER 2003.11.3

CREDIT LINE Gift of Jewel Stern

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION "Heirloom" silverplate creamer with wood handle. Creamer has flat, ovoid base, slightly bulging body, and undulating top edge with pulled spout; opposing handle is a wooden cylinder that tapers in at center, joined to body with curved metal struts that cap the top and bottom ends of handle. CONDITION: Good, some light scratches.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

CAPTION Niagra Falls Silver Co., a Division of Oneida Silversmiths (1877 to present). Creamer, from Three Piece Coffee Service, Heirloom Line, ca. 1955. Silverplate, wood, 4 1/4 x 5 x 2 7/8 in. (10.8 x 12.7 x 7.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jewel Stern, 2003.11.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2003.11.3.jpg)

IMAGE overall, 2003.11.3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

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