Daniel Van Voorhis (American, 1751–1824)
New York
Sugar Urn and Cream Pot
INV-9324
Daniel Van Voorhis (American, 1751–1824)
New Yorkc. 1793
Sugar Urn and Cream Pot
Daniel Van Voorhis (American, 1751–1824) New York →sugar bowlcreamer
Date
c. 1793
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Cream pot: 18.7 × 5.7 × 14 cm (7 3/8 × 2 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.); 181.3 g
Sugar urn: 24.1 × 10.2 × 10.2 cm (9 1/2 × 4 × 4 in.); 394.6 g
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by the Antiquarian Society through Mrs. Cyrus H. Adams and Mrs. James C. Hutchins Jr.
The style of this tea set (1950.1584 and 1950.1648a-c) was a popular one in New York at the turn of the 19th century. The shapes and decoration of the set were inspired by classical Roman designs unearthed at Herculaneum and Pompeii during the 1730s, and reinterpretation of the finds were disseminated in the popular furniture designs of Thomas Sheraton and George Hepplewhite. The bright-cut engraving is typical of the period. The Van Voorhis pieces employ a large drapery swag as a background to the central motif containing engraved initials of the original owner. The companion tea caddy (1950.1585) was made later to match the three-piece set; though the engraving on the caddy looks the same as those on the rest of the set, close examination reveals that it is by a different hand.
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