Sculptural Details

The American Silver Museum focuses on sculptured details

The Gods of The American Silver Museum

God & Goddess motifs were commonly used in the embellishment of Victorian America. This motif can be found in Victorian American architecture, furnishings, home décor, and of course in silver and silver plated items. Many of the sculptural details that we find in silver, we find in homes and buildings from the same era.

On this page, we’ll feature the actual catalogue (circa 1870) from Meriden Britannia. It is interesting to see how accurate the artist’s representation is to the actual item (featured in the photo gallery).

At the bottom of the page, we’ll take a look at a handsome sculptured spout adorning a Victorian era ice pitcher. The visage is not of a god, but of a conquistador!

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Navigating Photo Galleries at The American Silver Museum

Please click on any of the photos in the gallery!

The photos are arranged in a ‘tile’ setting. But, you can click on any of the photos to begin a self-guided slide-show presentation of the photo gallery. Typically, we’ve also created a video slideshow of the photo gallery. If the video slideshow isn’t on this page, then look for it in our Video Archives. Our Video Archives can be accessed through a portal at the top of the Video Gallery (just scroll to the top or bottom of the page to find the toolbar).

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To: The Conquistador

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The American Silver Museum & The American Silver Museum II

Barrel motif ice pitcher

Barrel motif syrup pitchers

Barrel motif napkin rings

Barrel motif napkin rings

Barrel motif syrup pitchers

Barrel motif napkin rings

Barrel motif syrup pitchers

Barrel motif syrup pitchers

Barrel motif syrup pitchers

Reed & Barton Tray #283

Reed & Barton Tea Service #2365

Reed & Barton Tea Service #2365

Reed & Barton Tea Service #2365

Reed & Barton Tea Service #2365

Reed & Barton Tea Service #2365

Meriden B. Company pitcher #45

Reed & Barton Tea Service #2365

Meriden B. Company pitcher #45

Meriden B. Company Samovar #1886

Meriden B. Company Tureen (c.1872)

Meriden B. Company Samovar #1886

Meriden B. Company Tea Set #1887

Meriden B. Company Tureen (c.1872)

Meriden B. Company Samovar #1886

Meriden B. Company Tureen (c.1872)

Meriden B. Company Tureen (c.1872)

Meriden B. Company Tureen (c.1872)

The Men at The ASM

The 'Conquistador' Ice pitcher

Meriden Samovar #1870

Meriden Samovar #1870

The 'Conquistador' Ice pitcher

Meriden Samovar #1870

The 'Conquistador' Ice pitcher

The 'Conquistador' Ice pitcher

The 'Conquistador' Ice pitcher

The Men of The American Silver Museum

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This Samovar is marked as model number 1870

A Meriden B. Samovar

Boasting a Lyman's spout this model #45 (c.1870s)

Meriden B. Company double wall ice pitcher

The 'Conquistador' double wall pitcher (c 1870s)

AMM Sterling Company

Reed & Barton

The American Silver Museum focuses on sculptured details

The Gods of The American Silver Museum

Navigating Photo Galleries at The American Silver Museum

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Illustrations from the original 1873 Meriden Britannia catalogue…

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