Museum Projects
Stieff made reproductions for the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in both Sterling Silver and in Silver Plate. Here are some examples of the work made for the MFA
Works made for “living museums” like Colonial Williamsburg, Old Sturbridge Village etc. are shown elsewhere on this site.
Farther down are projects from other museums
Stieff made reproduction Paul Revere flatware for the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
These pieces were available in both Sterling Silver and in Silver Plate
The Sterling version in blue box
From the style of the STIEFF logo on the box, I would place these as late
1960’s and into the later 1970s for production dates.
The Silver Plate version boxed
Box lid reads as follows
"THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS IN BOSTON HAS ONE OF THE FINEST COLLECTIONS OF IMPORTANT PIECES BY PAUL REVERE, PATRIOT SILVERSMITH.
ITS FINE FLUTED BOWL AND GRACEFUL HANDLE MADE THIS REVERE TEASPOON A RARE FORM. MADE IN 1785 IN HONOR OF THE MARRIAGE OF NATHANIEL AND ABIGAIL GILMAN, THE ORIGINAL SPOON'S HANDLE CONTAINED THE INITIALS NAG ENGRAVED IN SCRIPT AND SURROUNDED BY A DOTTED AND CHASED ELLIPSE, PENDANT FOLIAGE AND A FLOWER BELOW. ONLY FOUR PATRONS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE ORDERED REVERE FLUTED TEASPOONS, WHICH WEAR MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE PLAIN ONES. THE ORIGINAL SPOON WAS A GIFT OF THE PAUL REVERE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY TO THE MUSEUM IN 1963. REPRODUCTION LENGTH 5". PERFECT FOR TODAY'S ENTERTAINING NEEDS, THESE SPOONS CAN BE USED AS A SET OF COFFEE SPOONS, OR FOR DESSERT OR FRUIT. SEPARATELY, THE SPOON FITS PERFECTLY IN A JAM OR CONDIMENT JAR OR SUGAR BOWL."
The pieces were also available by the piece
shown here with pamphlet
The Hester Bateman 1785 Spoon
These pieces were available in both Sterling Silver and in Silver Plate
Above picture and the one above right are examples of the spoon after years of use.
The “Kirk” eagle with EP is the mark for Electro Plate
Another MFA Sterling Spoon
The Puritan Spoon
(not to be confused with the Puritan pattern)
1977 Pewter Bear Pin for MMA
Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC
Made in a golden finish and in pewter finish
I do not know the artist or other info
Please advise if you know anything more
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pewter wall hanging
I do not know the function of this piece. It was listed on ebay as a hanging flower pot. It might have been a water dipper, a match holder etc. Dated 1979.
Height is 6 & 1/8 and 4 & 1/8 in width
Starting in the 1970’s Stieff made various items for
The Smithsonian Institution
The spoon of the “Castle” Admin. Bldg. is fairly common, the National Air and Space Museum spoon is much rarer.
The Smithsonian spoon was made in both Pewter and Sterling Silver.
Many more Smithsonian items made by Stieff are located in the Jewelry/Retail section of this site.
Stieff box 1970’s
