Whiting Manufacturing Company
Ice Cream Server

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MakerPossibly Whiting Manufacturing Company (American, active 1866–1926)American, active 1866–1926

Retailer Michael W. Shaw (American, 1855–1923)American, 1855–1923

CultureAmerican

Titles

Ice Cream Server

Datec. 1880

Retailed inGalveston, Texas, United States

Probable placeNew York, New York, United States

MediumSilver

Dimensions10 15/16 × 2 13/16 × 1 3/8 in. (27.8 × 7.1 × 3.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Spencer Marks, Ltd. in memory of Dale E. Bennett

Object numberB.2020.3

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Texas Room

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

METALWORK

DescriptionGerman immigrant Michael W. Shaw retailed and marked this ice cream server. He established the first jewelry story in Texas when he founded his firm in Galveston, which he claimed to have done in 1845. It is unclear at this time whether Shaw, who seems to have specialized in jewelry and watches, ever manufactured silver.
ProvenanceDale E. Bennett, Dallas; [unknown auction]; [Spencer Marks, Southampton, Massachusetts]; given to MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

The handle engraved with a monogram: CBS.

On square section of handle, incuse: GALVESTON / M. W. SHAW
On reverse of handle near blade, incuse: 158 / STERLING.

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