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Child's whistle and bells with coral teether
Lea & Co. (English, 1814–1816)
about 1825
Medium/Technique
Silver, coral
Dimensions
4.8 x 13 cm (1 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession NumberRES.65.35
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
DescriptionA silver whistle is joined to a broader circular mid-section decorated with an applied band stamped with acorns and oak leaves. Below the pendent silver bells that ring the mid-section, an applied snake circles the silver shaft which holds the coral "gumstick." Four of the eight original bells are missing and the whistle is slightly dented with teeth marks.
Marks
Stamped "L & C" in a rectangle on the back of the whistle.
Inscriptions"AP" above " MAPR" on the top of the whistle and "John Amory Codman" on the opposite side.
Provenance19th century, possibly purchased by Anstiss Derby Pickman (b. 1793 – d. 1856) for her daughter, Mary Anna Pickman (b. 1816 – d. 1852) [see note 1]; to her sister, Martha Pickman Rogers Codman (b. 1827 – d. 1905) [see note 2]; to her daughter, Martha Catherine Codman (Mrs. Maxim) Karolik (b. 1858– d. 1948), Newport, RI; to her husband, Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI and New York; 1964, bequest of Maxim Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 13, 1964)
NOTES: [1] Mary Anna’s initials are inscribed beneath her mother’s. [2] Martha Codman had her son’s name, John Amory Codman, inscribed on the back of the whistle.
NOTES: [1] Mary Anna’s initials are inscribed beneath her mother’s. [2] Martha Codman had her son’s name, John Amory Codman, inscribed on the back of the whistle.