The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-09
STATES GIFT TO
The BATTLESHIP
Silver Service Worth $40,
900 10 Be Presented to
New Jersey.
THE WORK OF TIFFANY & co.
IT CONSISTS OF FIFTY SEVEN
PIECES AND CONTAINS ABOUT
1900 OUNCES OF STERLING Sill
YER.

The silver service to be given by the
State of New Jersey to the United States
battleship named in honor of that com
monwealth was designed by Tiffany &
Co. and is now being made at their F.s
est Hill works, Newark. Ii will cost
about $4,000 and promises 10 be the
richest and most substantial service ever
furnished to vessel of the navy. 1t is
not only fitting expression of the gene:-
osity and good Will of the people of the
State. but also exemplifies the high de-
gree of artistic merit attained by it's man
ufacturer.
The complete sets consists of some
ffty-seven pieces and contains about
1000 ounces of Sterling silver e25-l00
fine. The keynote of the design is col
oniaI, symbolizing the colonial period of
the States history.
A superb centrepiece consists Of
large punch bowl and stand. forms the
principal piece of the service. This bowl
has eaRcity of 51a gallons. dame
ter Of 1919 inches and stands 141a inches
high. while the base or stand upon which
it rests is 4 inches high. 261a inches long,
with width of 10 inches. On either side
of the bowl are eagles heads, with laurel
wreaths suspended from their belks. The
wreaths also serve as handles. Festoons
! of flowers are gracefully draped from
the neck of the eagles and at regular in
tervals are caught by bows from which
hang anchors. In the semi-circles formed
by the festoons of flowers are the great
seals of the State of New Jersey and the
United States. Other medallions contain
reproductions of f-scenes and periods typi-
cal of the early history of the State.
Conventional chased leaves and flowers
form the ornamentation of the base CT
the bowl.
Upon either side of the oval base are
two female figures, seated, representing
Prosperity and Liberty" symboIizing
the prosperity of the state and liberty
loving characteristics of its people. Sur
rounding the figures are delicate shells
and other suggestions of the sea. swhile
the elimination is reached in the effect
of the ocean waves dashing, as it We're,
against the base of some impregnable
fortress but in reality supporting the
punch bowl. Along the front of the base
is an inscription reading. Presented to
the battleship New Jersey by the citizens
| of the State,' with the seal of Annapolis
inserted between the words 'Battleship"
and aNew Jersey"
While the centre piece with the large
punch bowl is designed for banquets and
other special occasions. there is another
| smaller bowl for less formal use. This
latter piece has capacity of 21a gal
Ions. diameter of II inches and stands
9A inches high.
Among the other notably other rich
pieces are the 24-inch salyer, picturing
in fine piece of etched work a battle
ship under full steam pair of candle
abra. each with nine lights; a tea service,
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consisting of coffee pot. tea pot sugar
bowl. cream and hot milk pitchers. hot
water kettle and waste bowl; eight
vases, jardiniere, four compotiers, "a
inch meat dish, four vegetable dishes,
four hors-d' ouyre dishes, asparagus
dish, two entree dishes, six salt cellars,
with spoons to match; six peppers, eec.
When completed the entire service
will be fitted into two handsome, large
oak chests, which are also being made
at Tiffany & Co.'S Forest Hill works
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