Carving Set
Item
Title
Carving Set
Date
1910 (ca.)
Dimensions
11 1/4 inches (longest)
Medium
Silver plate, steel
Credit line
Collection of Drs. Cynthia and Timothy McGinn
Marks
Engraved "S" on handles for "Stickley"
Description
Aside from the engraved "S" on the handles, none of these pieces have marks or numbers that would help to identify the maker. Unlike the Black, Starr and Frost tea and coffee service which features scrolling, cursive letters on historicizing forms, the bold, block-lettering of the monogram and relative simplicity of the pattern is more in keeping with a more modern taste. Without marks, dating this carving set is necessarily speculative, but the lettering is quite close the "S" monograms carved into the staircase that were designed by Eloise Rorbach and probably dates from around the same time.