Pudding knife

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Pudding knife

Entry/Object ID

VC.75.15

Description

Silver knife: Wide rounded blade engraved near handle "AS" in script; long round handle reeded near blade; mark on reverse of blade near handle.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Shepherd & Boyd

Date made

1815

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

"AS" in script near handle.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

10 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 in. (25.4 cm)

Material

silver

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Anne Stevenson Van Cortlandt

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

VC.96.1 - Pudding knife - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Pudding dish in the collection of Mrs. Robert P. Browne; marrow spoon in the collection of the Museum of the City of New York. Pudding dish and knife are forms apparently peculiar to the Albany area.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial