Subject: Tableware

Billhead from Altschul, Seller & Co., dealers in crockery, china, glassware, plated ware, table cutlery, lamps, and chimneys, located at 119 Battery Street, San Francisco, California. Dated July 18, 1884. The billhead also mentions Bliss & Kelsey.

Coin silver pitcher with an ornate handle, engraved with "E & H Gratz" on the front. Manufactured by the Gorham Manufacturing Co. of Providence, Rhode Island. The bottom mark, a lion facing left, an anchor, and a "G", indicates manufacture between 1848 and 1865.

Earthenware pitcher with a raised wheat border and gold-printed "UNITED STATES" on both sides. Manufactured by L. Straus & Sons, New York, and likely dates from around 1885, based on the style and available information about the company. The pitcher was owned by a relative of Hetty Green.

A silver soup spoon engraved with flowers. The spoon is marked with "S. Hyman & Co." The style suggests a Victorian era origin, though the maker's mark may indicate an earlier date. The spoon's physical characteristics appear to predate the Victorian era stylistic engraving.

A silver soup spoon stamped with the name "E. Benjamin". The spoon's Jewish origin is uncertain. The object dates from January 1, 1835, and its physical location is currently unknown.

Ceramic cup with gold paint and the inscription "WORLD'S FAIR CHICAGO 1893" on one side and "BESSIE L. LEVY" on the other. The cup was made in Germany and likely acquired by Bessie L. Levy at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893.