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
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 TextThis pie server’s fiddle thread handle is inscribed MLS for Mary Lavinia Stoddard and includes the crest of the coat of arms used by John Stoddard. Mary married John Stoddard in 1836, and the couple lived in Savannah and on Dafuskie Island, South Carolina. The server is elaborately decorated with engraved flowers and scrollwork and small piercings.
The maker, Horton and Rikeman (Humphrey P. Horton and Cornelius H. Rikeman,) was a firm of watchmakers, jewelers, and silversmiths that operated in partnership at 116 Broughton Street in Savannah between 1850 and 1856.
