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Ice Pitcher Collection at The ASM
Ice Pitcher Collection at The ASM
Ice Pitcher Collection at The ASM
The double-walled ice pitcher
was the height of fashion and technology!
Ice was a precious commodity that was not easily found or acquired. Serving an iced drink was a luxury coveted by hosts and hostesses of the 19thcentury.
We’ve created a special section devoted to
double walled, ice pitchers.
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Tea Services at The ASM
Ice Pitcher Collection at The ASM
Ice Pitcher Collection at The ASM
Tea Services at The American Silver Museum
We’ve created a special section devoted to
large tea and coffee services.
The American Silver Museum
– a museum for the many, not just the few!
Candle Holders at the ASM
Ice Pitcher Collection at The ASM
Sugar Bowls & Sugar Sets at the ASM
We’ve created a special section
devoted to
candle holders.
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Sugar Bowls & Sugar Sets at the ASM
Sugar Bowls & Sugar Sets at the ASM
Sugar Bowls & Sugar Sets at the ASM
Sugar and spice deserved everything ‘nice’ in Victorian America. We’ve curated a collection of sugar bowls and sugar services to entertain you!
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Reed & Barton vases
Sugar Bowls & Sugar Sets at the ASM
Repousse Masterworks at the ASM
This gallery focuses on a lovely pair of nesting birds that have been fashioned into flower holders. Unfortunately, the glass inserts have not withstood the test of time. A recent online auction revealed that the glass inserts are still in existence. We find that the video more accurately reproduces the photos in this gallery.
Repousse Masterworks at the ASM
Sugar Bowls & Sugar Sets at the ASM
Repousse Masterworks at the ASM
Digital technology gives us an opportunity
to provide you with an intimate look
at silver plate design.
This technology is particularly advantageous when photographing works that boast
repousse designs and craftsmanship.
We’ve devoted a special section to images of repousse work that we’ve rediscovered with our camera lens!
We hope you enjoy this gallery!
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… an online museum experience!
James W Tufts catalogue raisonné
James W Tufts catalogue raisonné
James W Tufts catalogue raisonné
James W Tufts video library
James W Tufts catalogue raisonné
James W Tufts catalogue raisonné
A Meriden B. Company Mug #109
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Rogers, Smith & Co. Meriden CT Creamer #29
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Meriden B. Company Mug #80
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Our online jigsaw puzles
Click on this link to enjoy our online jigsaw puzzles!
Some are easy, some are difficult!
Sometimes, you may need to 'rotate' the pieces!
Enjoy!
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Almost all of our photographs are portals to the gallery of the item depicted in the photo! The large photo above this text will take you to a double wall ice pitcher featured in a gallery dedicated to that particular genre of silver (double wall ice pitchers).
Most often, you’ll find that we take you to a slide show presentation that is presented in video (YouTube) format. The video is intended as a ‘best of’ gallery that we hope you’ll enjoy!
If you scroll down below the video, you’ll find a larger representation of photographs. To view the photographs individually, just click on the photograph that you like the most. You will then have an opportunity to enjoy the photograph by itself.
In the upper left hand corner of the individual photos, you’ll see the number of the photograph, and the total number of photos in that gallery. So, if you’ve clicked on the fifth photograph in a gallery that has 38 photos, you’ll see ‘5/38'.
In this format you can continue on, in a self-guided slide show of the featured item.
If you don’t want to ‘slideshow’ the entire photo album, just click the ‘x’ and you’ll be returned to the original format. Then, you can select another photograph to enjoy! Most often there’s a little link at the bottom of the gallery that reads: “Show more”. Click on that link to see more of the featured items.
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Navigating this gallery…
This page is our photo gallery page. It is presented to be used as a portal to the galleries that might interest you most! Just click on the
“To the photo galleries” bar
to go directly to the photo gallery page.
At the top and bottom of every page you’ll find a tool bar that will also help you navigate through the site.
If you’re lost, just scroll to the top or bottom of the page and you can easily find a portal that will take you to the top of the page or gallery that interest you!
James W. Tufts at The American Silver Museum
James W Tufts – Boston MA
Welcome to The American Silver Museum James W. Tufts Exhibition
In July of 2019 we expanded to include: The American Silver Museum II
This separate site is devoted to the works of James W. Tufts.
The expansion of the ASM gives us more space to show the exhibits and galleries.
Tufts Vases Exhibit
James W. Tufts, www.AmericanSilverMuseum.ORG
The American Silver Museum Presents:
Sugar bowls & sugar sets
Sugar was a highly valued commodity in the 19thCentury. It was not uncommon for supplies of sugar to be stored in locked boxes.
For the purposes of serving, covered sugar bowls, and UNCOVERED sugar bowls were often laid out for guests to enjoy. It is difficult to decide whether an uncovered sugar bowl was designed to be uncovered, or if the lid to the bowl has gone missing. Also, a full tea or coffee service would often boast a matching unlidded bowl to place ‘waste’ such as tea bags, lemon rind, etc…
In the example of the Rockford sugar service photographed (left) we have a covered sugar bowl, a creamer, and a waste bowl (also called a ‘slop’ bowl).
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