| Accession # |
1990.155.2 |
|
Maker |
John Matthews
|
|
Designer |
Karl L. H. Müller
|
| Title |
Bas-relief Panel from Soda Fountain |
| Date |
ca. 1865 |
| Medium |
Silver-plate on copper and brass |
| Dimensions |
Other (Height of panel): 6 1/2 x 31 3/4 in. (16.5 x 80.6 cm)
Other (Height of panel with hinges): 9 in. (22.9 cm) |
| Marks |
Molded inscription at bottom of panel, below main register, on a stippled ground and in Gothic letters: "NEW YORK [strapwork] JOHN MATTHEWS PATENT [strapwork] MDCCCLXV."
Incised under the sleigh in the main pictorial register: "K. MULLER"
Scratched on back of one of the hinges: "H N"
|
| Credit Line |
Gift of Wunsch Foundation, Inc. |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 22, Shelf H (Silver)
|
| Description |
Bas-relief panel from a soda fountain, silver-plate on copper and brass. Wide rectangular panel with wider rod framing top edge. Each end of panel is framed by a simple vertical rod and at each end is a panel of unornamented silver. Between the two unornamented panels is the main pictorial panel that has dentils at the top. At the bottom, on a stippled ground and in gothic letters: "NEW YORK [within strapwork]/ JOHN MATTHEWS PATENT; MDCCCLXV [within strapwork]." The central panel depicts a bearded man in a sleigh pulled by a reindeer through a craggy, icy landscape. A dog runs along with the reindeer and a polar bear peeks over an ice cap. In the sleigh with the man is an over-sized siphon bottle. Under the sleigh is the inscription: "K. MULLER." Flanking this panel are two narrow panels with diamond lozenges and two square panels with gothic tracery. At each end of the upper edge is a pierced, openwork hinge, rounded triangle in shape.
CONDITION: Significant wear to silver-plate with copper and brass showing through in many places. Scratches and dents to surface throughout. Many patches of old oxidation. |
