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CURATOR'S CHOICE: RECENT ACQUISITIONS
January 15-July 31, 2011
 

The Albany Institute of History & Art presents an assortment of its
latest acquisitions in the museum’s Entry Gallery. Items on display include a spectacular 12-piece silver serving set presented to Thomas Schuyler
(1811–1866) in January 1859. The well-known Albany philanthropist, business leader, ship captain, and owner of the Schuyler Tow Boat Company, received the silver presentation set from a group of friends and business associates. The large tray, engraved with a large image of the towboat, America, owned by Schuyler’s company. The engraving is taken directly from a painting of the towboat painted by James Bard (1815–1897)
in 1852, which is in the museum’s collection. The silver, painting, and
other manuscript materials will be on view, along with a history of
the towboat company started by Thomas’s father, Captain Samuel
Schuyler (1781–1842), who was one of Albany’s most successful businessmen of African heritage.

Above: Selections from Coffee and Tea Set and Wine Service, James Cann &
David Dunn, silversmiths, Brooklyn, New York, James Mix Jr., retailer, Albany,
New York, Silver, c.1859-1865, Albany Institute of History & Art, Gift of Helen
Pratt Hoska Hill, Marion Hill and Sara Schuyler Hill, 2009.39.1-12

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