Trivet

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Trivet

Entry/Object ID

MP.2010.15

Description

Gold-tone cutwork disc; rim engraved with leaves and flowers; center arranged in two hemispheres with asymmetric maze-like pattern cut out in each of four quadrants; four attached ball feet; on bottom, stamped "CHINA".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1900 - 1920

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

5/8 in

Width

5 in

Depth

5 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5/8 x 5 x 5 in. (1.6 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)

Material

brass

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Some white accretions and blue-green tarnish in cutwork, very tarnished overall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Violetta White Delafield

Notes

User

Person or Organization

Violetta White Delafield

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned 2010, acquired earlier. Cataloged 2013 [Jessa J. Krick, 1/8/2014].

Note Type

General Note

Note

Part of the seasonal room installation in the Warming Kitchen when house is open; thought to be a trivet, not truly a flower frog.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Breakfast Room

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial