Oxidized-finish, spun cylindrical cup or mug with an embossed band of ancanthus leaves springing from scrolls around its lower half and a bumpy, D- or ear-shaped handle; body engraved opposite handle "Lura." in script. Applied molded rim and banded base with flat bottom. Bottom underside struck with five marks, an anchor in a shield, "GORHAM Co." in incuse sans serif letters, "0366", "SILVER SOLDERED" curved in incuse serif letters, and date mark of an iron cross in small square at right.
Seamed cylindrical cup or mug with rococo-style, repousse chased scrolls and flowers forming a reserve at front engraved "Carrie" in calligraphic letters; additional blossoms and butterflies or moths around sides. Hollow, spurred broken scroll handle with split terminal; applied molded rim and foot ring, both with beading; and flat bottom set in. Bottom underside struck above and below centerpoint "T.Y.&E." and "NEW•YORK", both in raised serif letters in rectangles, and with a vertical mark "W / & / H" in an oval.
Made by Wood & Hughes for Tiffany, Young & Ellis of New York, NY; marks used, 1848-1852. "Ellis" is the donor's father, Jabez Lewis Ellis.
Seamed, octagonal or panel-sided, waisted or incurved cup on a flared conforming pedestal base, decorated with stamped and engraved ruffled C scrolls forming a reserve at front engraved in script "Annette." S scroll handle has acanthus leaves on top and near the lower split bud terminal; applied double-reeded rim and bottom edge of base; rounded bottom is part of body. Bottom underside struck with two marks above and below centerpoint, "G. BOYCE" and "N. YORK", both in raised serif letters in rectangles.
Maker is Gerardus Boyce (1795-1880) of New York, NY; working alone, circa 1820-1825 and 1835-1857, and in partnership with Elisha Jones as Boyce & Jones, 1825-1829.
Steam cooker consisting of a removable cylindrical pot with two wire ring handles that fits into an outer cylindrical container on a perforated cylindrical shaft mounted inside a basin attached to a shallow copper pan. Wire-rimmed pot and container have vertical folded seams; basin stamped as one piece. Side of container is embossed "WILMOT CASTLE & CO. (arched) / THE ARNOLD / AUTOMATIC / STEAM COOKER / PAT'D JULY 8 79 MAY 9 82 & SEPT 2 82 / ROCHESTER, N.Y.", all in sans serif letters.
William E. Arnold of Rochester, NY, received U.S. Patent No. 217,314 on July 8, 1879 and No. 257,810 on May 9, 1882 for his grain cooker or steamer. Wilmot Castle & Co., also of Rochester (founded by Wilmot Castle (1855-1941) in 1883 and incorporated as Wilmot Castle Co. in 1903), manufactured sterilizers and bacteriological apparatus for laboratory, medical, dental and hospital use as well as for the home. In keeping with Arnold's original intent, Wilmot Castle & Co. produced this device for culinary purposes, but they also produced "The Arnold Steam Sterilizer", which looked and functioned the same (see DL*251349.0192).
Circular saucer decorated with brightcut daisy-like flowers on its rim; center of flat well is engraved "1890. April 9. 1893." in script. Single reed on rim underside. Bottom underside struck incuse with a conjoined "anchor-ended T & S" motif in rectangular outline, "STERLING" in oval outline, and "20". From child's cup and saucer set, 1991.0794.01-.02.
Maker is A. F. Towle & Son Co.; founded by Anthony Francis Towle and his son Edward Bass Towle as A. F. Towle & Son in Newburyport, MA, 1873; name changed in 1882 and moved to Greenfield, MA in 1890. Company folded in 1900 and was purchased by George C. Lunt in 1902. Exact dates Towle & Son used the above mark not known.