Circular spice box with scrolled hasp lock on front, domed lid with wire ring handle and one hinge at back; interior is divided into six, equal-size, wedge-shape compartments radiating from a central circular one that holds a hand-punched, cylindrical nutmeg or spice grater. Both lid and box are made of three pieces, two halves for sides are joined by a soft-soldered lapped seam on lid and folded seam on box, and lid top and flat bottom with folded edges; lid has a wire-rolled rim while box has a folded rim with bead below. Grater has a soft-soldered lapped seam and cap inset at one end. Scrolled banner painted in white on box front. No marks.
Large circular bowl with applied bands of repousse chased grapevine decoration around its body and circular, domed pedestal foot. Band on body is interrupted by two S-scroll, flower and shell reserves at opposite sides; one is engraved with inscription: "PRESENTED TO / JAMES PETRIE ESQ\R. / By a few of his particular friends / at Miramichi NB. / AS / a Tribute of their respect for his / VIRTUES, / their admiration of his / Professional abilities, / and / of their regret for the loss of his / SOCIETY and SERVICES. / 1827.", while the other bears an armorial device consisting of a shield-shaped escutcheon with coat of arms Azur, bend sinister argent between a stag's head caboshed and three cross crosslets fitchy, with anchor crest and motto "SPEM FORTUNA ALIT". Five hallmarks struck below reserve with armorial device: lion rampant in clipped-corner shield, sovereign's head in profile facing right in oval, "HERON" in raised roman letters in rectangle, Glasgow assay mark (the city's coat of arms) in clipped-corner shield, and raised roman date letter "H" in clipped-corner shield.
Dinner fork, one of a set of six (1986.0531.09-.14) that match a set of six dinner knives (1986.0531.03-.08)
Two-tined fork with baluster stem. Tines, stem, and tang are one piece of tin-plated steel. Bone scales are riveted to the top and bottom of the tang with brass pins to form a tapered block handle with chamfered edges and corners and a blunt butt. Central brass pin on front is larger than the other two. Metal is discolored, scratched and has some rust spots. Much of the tin is worn off. Bone is yellowed and crazed, cracked and chipped around edges and pulling away from the tang.
Underside of baluster is stamped: “STEEL”
Blades of matching knives are stamped: “L . BOOTH/SHEFFIELD”
Maker is possibly L[uke] Booth, active in Sheffield, England in the early 19th century until his death in 1855.
Dinner fork, one of a set of six (1986.0531.09-.14) that match a set of six dinner knives (1986.0531.03-.08)
Two-tined fork with baluster stem. Tines, stem, and tang are one piece of tin-plated steel. Bone scales are riveted to the top and bottom of the tang with brass pins to form a tapered block handle with chamfered edges and corners and a blunt butt. Central brass pin on front is larger than the other two. Metal is discolored, scratched and has some rust spots. Much of the tin is worn off. Bone is yellowed and crazed, cracked and chipped around edges and pulling away from the tang.
Underside of baluster is stamped: “STEEL”
Blades of matching knives are stamped: “L . BOOTH/SHEFFIELD”
Maker is possibly L[uke] Booth, active in Sheffield, England in the early 19th century until his death in 1855.
Dinner fork, one of a set of six (1986.0531.09-.14) that match a set of six dinner knives (1986.0531.03-.08)
Two-tined fork with baluster stem. Tines, stem, and tang are one piece of tin-plated steel. Bone scales are riveted to the top and bottom of the tang with brass pins to form a tapered block handle with chamfered edges and corners and a blunt butt. Central brass pin on front is larger than the other two. Metal is discolored, scratched and has some rust spots. Much of the tin is worn off. Bone is yellowed and crazed, cracked and chipped around edges and pulling away from the tang.
Underside of baluster is stamped: “STEEL”
Blades of matching knives are stamped: “L . BOOTH/SHEFFIELD”
Maker is possibly L[uke] Booth, active in Sheffield, England in the early 19th century until his death in 1855.
Dinner knife, one of a set of six (1986.0531.03-.08) that match a set of six dinner forks (1986.0531.09-.14).
Straight tinned steel blade with rounded tip. Blade, bolster, and tang are one piece. Bone scales are riveted to the top and bottom of the tang with brass pins to form a tapered block handle with chamfered edges and corners and a blunt butt. Central brass pin on one side is larger than the other two. Metal is discolored, scratched and has some rust spots. Much of the tin is worn off. Bone is yellowed and crazed, cracked and chipped around edges and pulling away from the tang.
Blades of matching knives are stamped: “L . BOOTH/SHEFFIELD”; on this blade this is partially worn off.
Maker is possibly L[uke] Booth, active in Sheffield, England in the early 19th century until his death in 1855.
Dinner fork, one of a set of six (1986.0531.09-.14) that match a set of six dinner knives (1986.0531.03-.08)
Two-tined fork with baluster stem. Tines, stem, and tang are one piece of tin-plated steel. Bone scales are riveted to the top and bottom of the tang with brass pins to form a tapered block handle with chamfered edges and corners and a blunt butt. Central brass pin on front is larger than the other two. Metal is discolored, scratched and has some rust spots. Much of the tin is worn off. Bone is yellowed and crazed, cracked and chipped around edges and pulling away from the tang.
Front of baluster is stamped: “STEEL”
Blades of matching knives are stamped: “L . BOOTH/SHEFFIELD”
Maker is possibly L[uke] Booth, active in Sheffield, England in the early 19th century until his death in 1855.
Dinner fork, one of a set of six (1986.0531.09-.14) that match a set of six dinner knives (1986.0531.03-.08)
Two-tined fork with baluster stem. Tines, stem, and tang are one piece of tin-plated steel. Bone scales are riveted to the top and bottom of the tang with brass pins to form a tapered block handle with chamfered edges and corners and a blunt butt. Central brass pin on front is larger than the other two. Metal is discolored, scratched and has some rust spots. Much of the tin is worn off. Bone is yellowed and crazed, cracked and chipped around edges and pulling away from the tang.
Underside of baluster is stamped: “STEEL”
Blades of matching knives are stamped: “L . BOOTH/SHEFFIELD”
Maker is possibly L[uke] Booth, active in Sheffield, England in the early 19th century until his death in 1855.
Bright-cut engraved oval box decorated with floral garlands and swags bordered by patterned bands across its flat, hinged lid, straight sides and flat bottom; zig-zag bordered oval reserve at center of lid contains "HOK" in conjoined flecked script, while identical reserve on bottom bears a heraldic device depicting the crest of a dexter arm in armour embowed holding a dagger or sword erect proper on a heraldic wreath encircled by the motto "PRO·PATRIA·ET·REGE" ("For country and king"). Gold washed interior. Inside lid is struck "FO" in raised roman letters in a rectangle next to a left-facing lion passant in clipped-corner shield, leopard's head crowned in rounded shield and raised roman letter "e" in clipped-corner shield.
Small oval tray with coved edge and applied cast rim on four thread-bordered tab feet; flat well is bordered by a flat-chased band of eight anthemions or palmettes flanked by reverse scrolls connected by bud-like motifs. Underside struck with five marks: "J·E" in raised letters in a quatrefoil, facing opposite direction next to four hallmarks, a left-facing lion passant in clipped-corner shield, crowned leopard's head in round-bottom shield, raised roman letter "K" in clipped-corner shield and right-facing sovereign's head in profile in oval. Underside also incised with several sets of letters and numbers, including the script letters "RE" and weight. Stand for teapot, DL.380477.
Maker is John Emes of London, England; active, 1796-1808.
Raised cylindrical cup or mug with straight tapered sides, grooved D- or ear-shape scroll handle, and applied triple-reeded rim and foot ring; engraved on front "ML" in conjoined foliate script. Underside of flat bottom struck with six marks arranged in a circle around the centerpoint, clockwise from top left, a cross containing the raised serif letters "I / I•H / P" (maker's mark), a lion passant facing left in a rectangle (quality mark), a sovereign's head facing right in an oval (duty mark), a leopard's head crowned in a square, a raised serif "g" in a heart or indented oval (date letter), and a larger cross containing five lion passants facing left (city mark).
Maker is John Hamstead and John Prince of York, England; used this mark, circa 1787-1794.
Apple-shaped teapot on a seamed, molded base with a flared, hinged lid topped by a cast, pagoda-shape knop. Raised body and lid have engraved bands of leafy scrolls, diaper-patterned reserves, and flowers; cartouches on opposite sides of band around shoulder of body contain a partially decipherable crest of a left-facing, spreadwing bird rising from a heraldic wreath with motto above. Spurred, ear-shape handle is pinned into short voluted sockets. Five-knuckle hinge is applied to exterior of lid and body and secured with two rivets. S curve spout with water leaf on upper lip, shell and cabochon on belly, and ruffles around base. Body perforated at spout. Underside of concave, soldered bottom is struck "Hurd" in raised roman letters in an indistinctly shaped surround. No centerpunch. Polished; engraved details lost and crest is only partially decipherable.
The attribution of this teapot to Boston silversmith Jacob Hurd (1702/3-1758) is questionable.
Dinner fork, one of a set of six (1986.0531.09-.14) that match a set of six dinner knives (1986.0531.03-.08)
Two-tined fork with baluster stem. Tines, stem, and tang are one piece of tin-plated steel. Bone scales are riveted to the top and bottom of the tang with brass pins to form a tapered block handle with chamfered edges and corners and a blunt butt. Central brass pin on front is larger than the other two. Metal is discolored, scratched and has some rust spots. Much of the tin is worn off. Bone is yellowed and crazed, cracked and chipped around edges and pulling away from the tang.
Front of baluster is stamped: “STEEL”
Blades of matching knives are stamped: “L . BOOTH/SHEFFIELD”
Maker is possibly L[uke] Booth, active in Sheffield, England in the early 19th century until his death in 1855.
Rectangular cover made of two padded sections stitched together along top and sides, the bottom left open and a cord handle attached at top center. Chevron-pattern pieced front consists of three plainweave yellow-orange pieces, the top square pintucked into a diaper pattern, and three plush orange-brown triangles, all bordered by a Z-pattern woven tape; back is one plainweave yellow-orange piece. Lined with plainweave tan or mustard-brown linen. Interior stained. No marks. Part of a seven-piece service (including a padded teapot cover or cozy), DL*66.0537A-G.
Large circular stand with a tall, seamed, piercework gallery featuring an undulating, bright-cut and wrigglework decorated grapevine; applied double-reeded rim and molded base. Flat portion of base is inscribed "Presented to Miss E. Donkin by her brother Edward" in engraved script. Circular wooden bottom has central boss and four concentric rings on inside and a circular panel of faded green plain-weave wool fitted on the underside. Exterior of base is struck "D (*) S", in individual clipped-corner squares, to left of "330" stamped incuse.
Small, rectangular, lift-top box with one full-width drawer at bottom front on four, vertically-seamed ball feet. Lid on seven-knuckle hinge along back opens to reveal three compartments: a narrow central opening flanked by two large squares, each holding a removable, tapered cylindrical inkwell or inkpot with round-cornered square faceplate having a central hole framed by concentric grooves and four smaller holes at corners for holding quills. Two small knobs on drawer. Made fairly thick pieces of sheet pewter, cut, bent and soldered together. No marks.