Egg coddler Maker: William Forbes (American, 1799–1864)
Retailer: Ball, Black and Company (New York, active ca. 1851–76)

1851–64

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
other: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Carl R. Kossack, B.S. 1931, M.A. 1933

Accession Number

1984.117.4

Geography

Made in New York, New York

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
Harry W. Strouse, Farmington, Connecticut; sold to Carl R. Kossack, North Haven, Connecticut; gift to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, 1984
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 1984," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 39, no. 3 (Winter 1986), 70
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

egg coddlers

Marks

"BALL.BLACK&Co." [Roman capitals, raised lower case "o" with period below; period] in slightly curved banner and chattered; eagle in circle; "NEW-YORK" [Roman capitals; hyphen] in rectangle and chattered; eagle in circle; "W.F" [Roman capitals; period] in rectangle two times, on bottom

Inscriptions

"W.H.G." [black (Gothic) capitals, periods] engraved on front inside cartouche; rope-like band engraved on cover.

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