A pie or cake server in a Fiddle thread pattern with an engraved and pierced blade.

Pie Server

Datec. 1850 - 1856

Mediumsilver

Dimensions10 inches (25.4 cm)

MarkingsMaker's mark on the handle back: HORTON & RIKEMAN [in rectangle]

Credit LineGift of Albert H. Stoddard III.

Object number1994.2

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextHorton & Rikeman was a firm of Savannah silversmiths and retailers formed by Connecticut-born Humphrey P. Horton (1823–1865) and New York-born Cornelius H. Rikeman (c. 1811–1861). They operated at 116 Broughton Street selling and repairing watches, jewelry, and silverware for about five years before ending their partnership in 1856. Both men continued to operate independently as watchmakers and jewelers in Savannah until the early 1860s. The crest on this server was used by John Stoddard (1809–1879), and the “MLS” monogram is likely for his wife, Maria Lavinia Mongin Stoddard (1816–1865), whom he married in 1836. The Stoddards were some of the largest landholders and enslavers in coastal Georgia and South Carolina, and their selection of a very ornate server with extensive hand details would have demonstrated their wealth to guests.

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