Dining Room Table Setting – Summertime Dessert Course, 2008

Table

1978.215      Leaf Plates – Green glazed earthen ware, early 20th century, England, Wedgwood.  Cut out and impressed with a leaf pattern.

1986.1545      Plates – Cream-colored earthenware, 1780, England.  Featheredge rim with a border of reticulated panels and molded swag decoration.

1978.476      Liqueur Glasses – Hand-blown lead crystal; Steuben Glass, 1940’s from a17th century shape, America. 

1978.463      Water Tumblers – Blown green glass, possibly Steuben Glass, early 20th century, America; straight-sided cylindrical shape with downward curved flared rim.

1978.430      Flatware – Sterling silver; James Robinson, early 20th century, America.
On the table we have the dessert fork and spoon
Engraved on the back of the handles:      S
                                                                     E * E

1978.248      Table Linens – Yellow Double damask, early 20th century, American.  Decorated with bands of vines the table cloth has two hand embroidered monograms (one at each end) as well as one on each napkin.  The monogram is “ESR” for Edith Rosenwald Stern.

1982.1445      Ashtrays & Cigarette Holders – Hand-blown, engraved crystal glass with the initials “ESR”; United States; 20th century

1978.603      Candlesticks – cream-colored earthenware, Leeds Pottery, 20th century, England; square based pierced stem design with small gallery of baluster-like forms for candle holder.

1978.636      Sunflower Tureens – two of a set of four earthenware tureens in the shape of sunflowers with top and stand; Leeds Pottery, early 20th century, England.

1978.579      Centerpiece – Cream-colored earthenware, Leeds, 1775, England.  Circular base with pierced diamond pattern supports two trays of five shells with a classical figure for “Plenty” on top.

Bay Table

1978.582       Compote – cream-colored earthenware Leeds Pottery, circa 1780, England; oval raised compote with pierce work and molded swags.

Sideboard

1982.1779   Cream Soup Tureen – cream-colored earthenware, Wedgwood, circa 1785, England; Round footed-pot with engine turned decoration, cover topped with a roe-shaped finial.

1986.588   Fruit Basket – cream-colored earthenware, Leeds Pottery, 20th century, England; oval shaped basket with pierce work design.

1978.483    Pair of toasting glasses, blown crystal glass with air-twist stem, Steuben, circa 1941.

1978.664   Pair of decanters, blown and cut glass tinted a green color, Bristol, England, late 19th or early 20th century.

1978.665   Four decanters, blown and cut glass, tinted a green color, Bristol, England, late 19th or early 20th century.

1978.329   Doilies – organdy and Irish lace

**Because of the amount of wine that Mr. Stern had imported for his wine cellar he had his own license number and label.  Each bottle on display has the label “Imported by Edgar B. Stern for personal, not for commercial consumption”.

Demilune Commode

1978.577     Centerpiece or Grand Platt Ménage – Creamware or “Queensware”; England (Leeds). Leeds (manufacturer), ca. 1775.

1978.461      Three Finger Bowls – Blown and cut green glass, England, Bristol, between 1830 and 1850.

1978.344      Three Doilies – (located underneath the Fingerbowls) crochet grapevine lace on pillow or bobbin lace and linen, Ireland, early 20th century.

1978.241      Three Dessert Plates – (located underneath the Fingerbowls) Creamware or “Queensware”, England, Staffordshire; Wedgwood (manufacturer), ca. 1785.

1978.666       Pair of Decanters – Blown and cut green glass, England, Bristol, late 18th century

1978.667       Pair of Decanters – Blown green glass with metal overlay and stoppers in grapevine pattern and grape finials, England, between 1880 and 1900.