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Milk Pot

John C. Moore American
Retailer Ball, Tompkins and Black American
1850
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 705
In 1850, Marshall Lefferts, president of the New York and New England and the New York State telegraph companies, was presented with "a splendid service of plate" to honor his construction of telegraph lines from New York to Boston and Buffalo. It was designed by John C. Moore in the "modern French" style, with floral chasing and rusticated castings. Surmounting the kettle is a figure of Zeus holding lightning bolts—an allegory of electricity.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Milk Pot
  • Maker: John C. Moore (ca. 1802–1874)
  • Retailer: Ball, Tompkins and Black (active 1839–51)
  • Date: 1850
  • Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: 8 5/16 x 5 1/16 x 4 3/16 in. (21.1 x 12.8 x 10.6 cm); 15 oz. 16 dwt. (491.6 g)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. F. R. Lefferts, 1969
  • Object Number: 69.141.3
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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