Creamer

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Creamer

Entry/Object ID

VC.95.9

Description

Small silver creamer with an engraved monogram. The creamer is pear-shaped, with flared open lip. The rim has cyma-curva-cyma reversa profile. The elongated spout is made as part of the lip. There is a cypher on the body under the spout, the letters "YVC" are intertwined with each other and with c-scrolls. The letters are scrolled too. The cypher is inscribed into a circle, the field of which is covered with light incisions. The creamer is supported by a round stand decorated with molding. The handle is of "broken" shape, with inverted "S" on the top and "C" on the bottom. It is attached to the rim and to the lower part of the body. There are two stamps on the bottom.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Thomas Hammersly

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1760

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Stamped twice onthe bottom: TH Scratched on the bottom: 4113

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Base

Diameter

2-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)

Dimension Description

Handle to spout

Height

4-1/4 in

Width

4-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (10.8 x 12.1 cm)

Material

silver

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Oxidation throughout the outside of the object and outside the lip. Multiple scratches inside. A hollow (d. about 3/4") on the body, on the right from the cypher.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Stevenson Van Cortlandt

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Apparently, the cypher belongs to James Stevenson Van Cortlandt (1844-1917) and is a later addition to an 18th century object.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14A