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Silver & Metalwork

The Metalwork Collection includes examples of gold, silver, silverplate, iron, pewter, copper, brass, and bronze, from elegant soup tureens to utilitarian kitchenware and tools.

With more than 2,000 American and English pieces, the dining and ornamental silver collection includes examples by prolific 19th-century American manufacturers including Samuel Kirk & Sons, the Gorham Manufacturing Company, and Dominck and Haff, and retailers such as M. W. Galt & Brothers and Harris & Shafer in Washington, D.C., and Black, Starr & Frost in Manhattan.

The Metalwork Collection provides a superb study of the evolution of styles, forms, and techniques, from the fabrication of a wrought-silver cake basket and sugar bowl by Georgetown silversmith and jeweler Charles Alexander Burnett, to the highly ornamental Rococo Revival services chased and engraved by the New York firm of Eoff & Shepard.

Other highlights include a beaker by Burnett and partner John Rigden, engraved with Martha Peter’s name; a pair of ca. 1770 silverplated branching candelabra made in Sheffield, England; a partial tea service by English silversmith Hester Bateman; a pair of rare strawberry compotes made ca. 1855-1860 by Eoff & Shepard; and over 20 pieces of sterling given on the occasion of Anna Williams’s marriage to Armistead Peter Jr., in 1894.

Powder Box Gorham, Providence, R.I., ca. 1900 Silver 7092.01ab

Creamer Pitchers, Salt Shovels, and Sugar Bowl Charles Alexander Burnett, Georgetown, D.C., 1800-20 Silver 93.7008.01-.02, 7107.01-.05

Sugar Bowl Edward Farrell, London, ca. 1826. Silver 7439

Candlesticks, pair Gorham, Providence, R.I., 1894 Silver 7364.01-.02

Sauceboat and undertray Gorham, Providence, R.I., 1873 Retailed by Harris & Shafer Co., Washington, D.C. Silver 7018.01-.02

Hot Water Kettle with Stand Ball, Black & Company, ca. 1863 Silver 7412.01

Ewer William Forbes, 1845 Retailed by Ball, Tompkins & Black Company, NY Silver 7409

Table Salts William Daire; Edinburgh, 1767 Silver 7111.01-.04

Cake basket Charles Alexander Burnett, Georgetown, D.C., 1824-25 Silver 91.7004

Tureen Eaton, Gordon & Bogert, Newburgh, NY, 1858-1860 Retailed by Ball, Black & Company, New York, NY Silver 7460.01ab

Serving Tray Ball, Black & Co., New York, ca. 1855 Silver 7413

Tea Service Hester Bateman, London, England; 1781 Silver 7337

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In The News

Exploring Georgetown: 10 Things To Do In The Historic Neighborhood Of Washington D.C.

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From The Blog

Connecting with descendants of John Luckett: A Conversation with Karl Haynes

November 10, 2022/by Janet Wall
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Education at Home

Craft: Bee Finger Puppet

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Eggstravaganza!

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SLAVERY AT TUDOR PLACE

As an historic site that bears the scars of slavery, Tudor Place seeks to look this injustice in the eye.  Click here to learn more.

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1644 31st Street, NW | Washington, DC 20007
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1644 31st Street, NW | Washington, DC 20007
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