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Gift of Marshal F. Merriman 2015.169.1 (c) 2016 Connecticut Historical Society
Silver Tea Service
Gift of Marshal F. Merriman 2015.169.1 (c) 2016 Connecticut Historical Society

Silver Tea Service

Maker (American, 1776 - 1843)
Original Owner (American, 1777 - 1843)
Original Owner (American, 1788 - 1847)
Maker (American, founded 1831)
Mediumsilver
ClassificationsMetalware
Credit LineGift of Marshal F. Merriman
Description.1 Silver coffee pot with hinged lid, decorated in bands of floral around the top of the body just below the lid, the shoulder of the pot, and the base. Ivory inserts in the handle. Finial is an ear of corn. Marked on the base N.J. Bogert.

.2 Silver teapot with hinged lid with opening for pouring. Decorated around the top edge of the pitcher and the base with a dentiled-style decoration. Ivory inserts in the handle. Finial is a simple globe. Marked on the base N.J. Bogert

.3 Covered silver sugar bowl with two handles, decorated with bands of floral design around the top just below the lid, the shoulder, and two bands around the base. Finial is an ear of corn. Same designs as the coffee pot. Marked on the base N.J. Bogert.

.4 Silver cream pitcher with bands of floral design around the shoulder and two bands around the base. Marked on the base N.H. Bogert.

.5 Silver waste bowl decorated with bands of floral design around the top rim, the shoulder, and two bands around the base. Marked on the base N.J. Bogert.

.6 Pair of silver sugar tongs sold by Starr and Marcus and made by Gorham, ca. 1860-1880.

Reportedly given to Love Lusk by Orrin Thompson at the time of their marriage in 1815 in Enfield, Connecticut.
Object number2015.169.1-.6
On View
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Leverett Brainard, in memory of her husband and her husband's sister, Lucy A. Brai…
Samuel Minott
about 1770
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.59  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Sperlari
after 1950
Full view of sword with scabbard
Captain Thomas R. Mead
1861
Full view of sword with scabbard
General Alfred Howe Terry
1865
Museum purchase, 1965.86.1  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hiram Yale & Co.
1824-1835
Sword
Governor Jonathan Trumbull
about 1760
Full view of sword with scabbard
Colonel George Perkins Bissell
1862
Gift of the Unionville Museum, 2012.460.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Landers, Frary, and Clark
before 1965
Full view of sword with scabbard
Henry Champion Deming
1863
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.1133  © 2003 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
1670-1710
1945.1.1393.2a,b
Unknown
about 1815-1830