The mid-nineteenth century witnessed an efflorescence of creativity in the American silver industry, fueled by the burgeoning middle class’s increasing demand for refined luxury goods. Silversmiths devoted considerable time and creative energy to generating an endless variety of new designs and patterns. During the 1860s and 1870s silver flatware ornamented with portrait medallions inspired by antique coins and cameos enjoyed widespread popularity, with virtually every American silversmith producing their own proprietary "medallion" pattern. Although little known today, even among silver collectors and scholars, Hotchkiss & Schreuder produced a number of fine flatware patterns. Their wares reached diverse markets ranging from local customers in upstate New York to retail outlets in the Midwest.
Additional Artworks
From A Mirror with a Memory
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![Basketball by [Unknown] Case, Image 2.](https://assets.artworkarchive.com/image/upload/t_jpg_medium_width/v1/user_39964/IMG_8334_nvhg0j.jpg)
[Unknown] Case
Basketball, c. 1938
Gelatin silver print
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Eastman-Kodak
Brownie Camera, c. 1920
Leather, metal, glass
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Erie Distilling Co.
Gin Bottle, c. 1902
Glass, paper, foil
$85
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[Unknown] Mashon
Chief Shot-in-the-Eye, 1900-1910
Oil on canvas
20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)
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C.F. Monroe Co.
Puff Box, after 1892
Milk glass with enamel decoration, gilt brass
$80
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Unknown, United States
Book Bank, c. 1890
Carved wood
$35
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Unknown, Italy
Perfume Bottles (Set of Two), c. 1890
Blown and molded glass
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Runden's Art Gallery
Picture Frame, c. 1880
Wood, silk, cardstock, glitter
NFS
About the artist
Hotchkiss & Schreuder
1857-1871