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- Paul Revere Silver in the "Made in America" Exhibit, Henry Ford Museum, 1992 -
- 1992
- Collections - Artifact
Paul Revere Silver in the "Made in America" Exhibit, Henry Ford Museum, 1992
- Pair of Canns, 1780-1789 -
- 1780-1789
- Collections - Artifact
Pair of Canns, 1780-1789
- Nut Dish, 1907 -
- 1907
- Collections - Artifact
Nut Dish, 1907
- Tankard, circa 1720 -
- circa 1720
- Collections - Artifact
Tankard, circa 1720
- Coffeepot, Made by Paul Revere, 1755-1765 - Paul Revere, an American silversmith and patriot, made this coffeepot in Boston, Massachusetts, before the Revolutionary War. Typical of Revere silver, it is delicately proportioned with cast and engraved decoration (note the acorn-shaped finial atop the lid). This piece would have been used in the drawing room, parlor, or dining room of a wealthy mid-eighteenth-century household.
- 1755-1765
- Collections - Artifact
Coffeepot, Made by Paul Revere, 1755-1765
Paul Revere, an American silversmith and patriot, made this coffeepot in Boston, Massachusetts, before the Revolutionary War. Typical of Revere silver, it is delicately proportioned with cast and engraved decoration (note the acorn-shaped finial atop the lid). This piece would have been used in the drawing room, parlor, or dining room of a wealthy mid-eighteenth-century household.
- Sauceboat, 1867-1868 -
- 1867-1868
- Collections - Artifact
Sauceboat, 1867-1868
- Child's Plate, circa 1914 - Founded in Chicago in 1900 by female graduates of the school at the Art Institute, the Kalo Shop grew into the most important American Arts and Crafts silver studio in the United States. Initially producing leather goods and other crafts, by 1910 they turned their attention to jewelry and silver. This elegant bowl reflects their motto, "beautiful, useful, and enduring."
- January 18, 1914
- Collections - Artifact
Child's Plate, circa 1914
Founded in Chicago in 1900 by female graduates of the school at the Art Institute, the Kalo Shop grew into the most important American Arts and Crafts silver studio in the United States. Initially producing leather goods and other crafts, by 1910 they turned their attention to jewelry and silver. This elegant bowl reflects their motto, "beautiful, useful, and enduring."
- Silverware Case Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama - In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.
- circa 1958
- Collections - Artifact
Silverware Case Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama
In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Selma, Alabama, home of Dr. Sullivan and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, where Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights marches. The Jackson Home opened in Greenfield Village in 2026. The home and its contents not only document the voting rights struggle but also shed light on 20th-century Black American middle-class life.
- Beverage Service, 1867-1885 -
- 1867-1885
- Collections - Artifact
Beverage Service, 1867-1885
- Pitcher, 1870-1875 -
- 1870-1875
- Collections - Artifact
Pitcher, 1870-1875