On View In:
Gallery 350
Artist:   William Gale
Joseph Moseley working in partnership, New York City, 1828-1833  
Title:   Tureen  
Date:   c. 1830  
Medium:   Silver  
Dimensions:   12 1/4 x 17 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (31.12 x 43.82 x 26.04 cm)  
Credit Line:   The James S. Bell Memorial Fund and The Christina N. and Swan J. Turnblad Memorial Fund  
Location:   Gallery 350  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Gale, William  
Role:   Silversmith  
Nationality:   American  
Life Dates:   American, 1799-1867  
 
Name:   Moseley, Joseph  
Role:   Silversmith  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Marks in serrated punch stamped on bottom: [G & M]; three pseudo-marks scratched on bottom: [5743-9-1/2];  
Classification:   Metalwork  
Physical Description:   lidded tureen with bulbous body with melon reeding which is repeated on the cover; band of cast and chased flowers and leaf motifs at rim of tureen and base of foot; leaf motifs chased and in repoussé at base; lid has flowers and leaf design in repoussé within melon reeding; cast finial of basket of fruit; scroll handles with cast and chased leafage  
Creation Place:   North America, United States, , New York, New York  
Accession #:   80.57a,b  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts