J. E. Caldwell & Co.
Sauceboat

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Retailer J. E. Caldwell & Co. (Philadelphia, founded 1848)Philadelphia, founded 1848

CultureAmerican

Titles

Sauceboat

Datec. 1860–1875

Made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

MediumSilver

Dimensions6 7/8 × 8 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (17.5 × 21.6 × 10.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Barry Schneider in honor of Tracy Schneider at "One Great Night in November, 1997"

Object numberB.97.33

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Metals Study Room

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

METALWORK

DescriptionThe Philadelphia firm of J. E. Caldwell and Company retailed this sauceboat, which was probably the product of another manufacturer. Here, the restrained body of the form is outlined with combined border of guilloche and beading and accentuated at the handle’s terminal by a cast Renaissance-style mask.
Provenance[Constantine Gus Kollitus, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed on underside: 53 / ENGLISH STERLING

Stamped on underside: "J.E. CALDWELL & Co . /PHILADELPHIA

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