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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Certo
Pectin Bottle, c. 1935
Pressed glass
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Billy Baxter
Soda Bottle, 1930-1935
Embossed glass
$6
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Unknown, United States
Bitters Bottle, c. 1925
Pressed glass
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Coca-Cola
Soda Bottle, 1920-1925
Embossed glass
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Enoch Wood & Sons
Plate, c. 1917
Ironstone
$25
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Unknown
Chatelaine Toothpick, c. 1890
Sterling silver
NFS
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William Rogers Mfg. Co.
Gravy Ladle, 1883-1884
Silver plate
NFS
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Theodore Haviland
Miniature Pitcher Set, 1883
Hard paste porcelain
NFS
About the artist
Hotchkiss & Schreuder
1857-1871