Description:
Silver punch bowl with a hemispherical bowl raised on applied moulded foot, which is marked "DCF" in roman letters in an oval twice over "N:/YORK" in a conforming rectangle on the bottom for Daniel Christian Fueter (1720-1785). The coat of arms engraved on one side appears to be a variation of the Child family arms, described by Bolton as "a chev engrailed erm bet 3 birds [i.e. eagles close arg], crest: an eagle rising entwined by a snake" and found on a "Bookplate Thomas Child of Edenton, N.C. engr. by Nathaniel Hurd..." "America Heraldica" refers to: "The emigrant, Ephraim Child, reached American in 1630 with his nephew Benjamin Child. This shield is said to have always been in the family." Born in Bern, Switzerland, Feuter fled to London in 1752 after his involvement in a failed political coup, and entered his mark in London's Goldsmith's Hall on Dec. 8, 1753. After joining the Moravian Church, he and fellow Moravians sailed to New York City in the spring of 1754, where he worked "near the Brew-house, facing Oswego Market" and from 1768-1769 in Dock Street with his son, Lewis (1746-1784), except for three years in Southbury, Conn., from 1765-1768. When Daniel returned to Europe in October 1769, Lewis continued the business until 1783. This bowl was one of 92 pieces in the Watson-Crichton Collection (Watson #19), acquired by the Flynts in 1954 from Victor A. Watson (1897-1974), son-in-law and partner of Lionel Alfred Crichton (1866-1938), a retail silversmith and dealer in antique plate with shops in London, New York City and Chicago. Crichton, who was considered one of Britain's most prominent silver dealers of the early 20th century, started collecting American colonial silver for his own personal interest after WWI; the Watsons refused to sell the collection until meeting the Flynts. American silver found in England with English family heirlooms has been called "loyalist silver," since many pieces came to England with returning loyalists; however, this broadly-used term does not allow for pieces sent as gifts and taken over later. Wgt. 10 ozs., 3 dwts.
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