Plate from a table service owned by Chancellor Robert R. Livingston of New York
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.This plate is part of a dinner service once owned by Robert R. Livingston (1746–1813), New York State's first chancellor. Documents suggesst that Livingston purchased the service from his friend Gouverneur Morris, who served as America's minister to France from 1792 to 1794. Morris's account books indicate that the service was grand, weighing well over three hundred pounds. Although the composition of the service is not documented, it is know to have included covered dishes and a circular tureen and stand as well as dinner plates.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate from a table service owned by Chancellor Robert R. Livingston of New York
- Maker: Jacques-Nicolas Roettiers (1736–1788, master 1765, retired 1777)
- Date: 1775–76
- Culture: French, Paris
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Overall: 26.826oz. (760.5g)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Lent by the Rector, Wardens, and Vestry of St. Paul's and Trinity Parish, Tivoli, New York
- Object Number: L.1970.72.1
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts