Barbour Silver Company designs in collections, at auction, and in exhibitions

n. d. - caster

Barbour Brothers Company. (undated). Caster / shaker (with embossed people all over, two covers). Silver. (Accession no. D1981.28.72A-B. Viewed 12 August 2016. AAA00053-166.)

• Offline - Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC.

1800-85 - tea service

Possibly Barbour Brothers Company. (1800-85). Tea service. (Accession no. 1997.40.1. Viewed 10 April 2017. A02148.)

• Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH. (Search the collection).

1875-85 - urn

Hartford Silver Plate Co. (Barbour Silver Co. predecessor). (1875-85). Urn. (Accession no. 2012.60.3a-b. Viewed 7 October 2020. J00840).

• Photo - Brooklyn Museum, New York.

c. 1885 - covered tureen

Barbour Brothers Company. (c. 1885). Covered tureen with liner (with engraved flowers). Silver plate; ironstone. (Accession no. D1981.28.19A-D. Viewed 12 August 2016. AAA00053-081.)

• Offline - Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC.

Napkin ring

Barbour Silver Company. (c. 1885). Napkin ring. Silver. (Accession no. 1996.81.2. Viewed 12 August 2016. AAA00053-017.)

• Offline - Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC.

c. 1888 - butter dish

Barbour Bros. (c. 1888). Butter dish. (Object ID nos. 78.7.1.A-D. Viewed 27 July 2018. H00032-36).

• Photos - History Colorado Center, Denver. (Search the collection.)

before 1892 - caster stand and bottles

Barbour Bros. Co. (Barbour Silver Co. predecessor) (before 1892). Caster stand and bottle. [Cat. nos. 1953.10.1(-6). Viewed 7 October 2020. J00834-39].

• Photos - Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort: stand; bottle 1; bottle 2; bottle 3; bottle 4; bottle 5.

1892-1900 - tray

Barbour Silver Company. (1892-1900). Tray. Silver or silver plate. (Accession no. 2009.2.2. Viewed 11 August 2018. L00008).

• Historic New England organization, Boston.

c. 1892 - water pitcher

Possibly Barbour Bros. Co. (c. 1892). Water pitcher. (Accession no. 91.1.40. Updated 13 September 2020. E01373; J00672).

• Photo - Jost House, Sydney, Nova Scotia - NovaMuse website.
• Photo - Jost House, Sydney, Nova Scotia - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

c. 1892-94 - napkin ring

Barbour Silver Company. (c. 1892-94). Napkin ring, dog with bird design. (Identifier: 126408. Viewed 5 May 2020. J00297).

• Grand Rapids Public Museum, Michigan.

1892-98 - moustache cup and saucer

Barbour Silver Company. (1892-98). Moustache cup and saucer. (Identifier: 123899. Viewed 5 May 2020. J00294).

• Photo - Grand Rapids Public Museum, Michigan.

1892-98 - tea set

Barbour Silver Company. (1892-98). Tea set: teapot, coffeepot, sugar bowl, spooner. Accession no. 1980.236.452. Viewed 27 July 2018. H00031).

• Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.

before c. 1893 - cruet stand

Hartford Silver Plate Co. (Barbour Silver Co. predecessor). (before c. 1893). Cruet stand. (Accession no. X.966.642.001. Viewed 31 August 2020. J00519).

• Photos - Doon Heritage Crossroads, Kitchener, Ontario - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

c. 1895 - spooner

Barbour Silver Company. (c. 1895). Spooner. Silver plate. (Cat. no. M-2016.Fic.064. Viewed 17 July 2018. G02887-89).

• Photo - Delta County Historical Society, Escanaba, Michigan.

c. 1895 - four vases

Barbour Silver Company. (c. 1895). Four vases. [Accession no. 2016.2.118.1(-.4). Viewed 17 August 2018. L00563-22(-25); L00564].

• Offline - Clayton mansion, The Frick Pittsburgh, PA.

c. 1897 - dish with lid

Barbour Silver Company. (c. 1897). Dish with lid. (Identifier: 1997.36.1a-b. Viewed 5 May 2020. J00296).

• Grand Rapids Public Museum, Michigan.

1897/1917 - coffee set with tray

Barbour Silver Company (chasing by Christopher M. Whalen). (1897/1917). Coffee set with tray. (Accession no. 1983.1014a-d. Viewed 18 March 2016. B00008.)

• Photo - Art Institute of Chicago.

1898-1924 - basket

Barbour Silver Co. / International Silver Company. (1898-1924). Basket. Electroplated nickel silver. (Accession no. 1994.0010. Viewed 29 March 2017. A01839.)

• Photo - Winterthur Museum, Delaware.

c. 1900 - water pitcher

Barbour Silver Company. (c. 1900). Water pitcher. Silverplated white metal. (Accession no. 1998.38.0. Viewed 17 July 2016. AAA00033-04.)

• Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.

1905 - candelabrum (Art Nouveau)

Barbour Silver Co. / International Silver Co. (1905). Candelabrum (Art Nouveau). (Accession no. 1995.9.1. Viewed 2 September 2020. J00557).

• Museum London, Ontario - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

c. 1906 - loving cup, trophy

Barbour Silver Company / International Silver Company. (c. 1906). Loving cup, trophy. Silver plate. (Cat. no. 1991.026.007a-b. Viewed 11 July 2018. G02554-55).

• Photo - Chilliwack Museum & Archives, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.

c. 1908 - trophy

Barbour Silver Company / ISC. (c. 1908). Trophy. Silver plate. (Cat. no. 1998.22.134. Viewed 26 July 2018. C00176).

• Photo - Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma. (Search the collection.)

1909-10 - trophy

Barbour Silver Co. / International Silver Co. (1909-10). Trophy. (Accession no. WP.1983.012. Viewed 2 September 2020. J00627).

• West Point Lighthouse, O’Leary, Prince Edward Island - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

c. 1911 - trophy

Barbour Silver Co. (c. 1911). Trophy. (Accession no. H9-7-855. Viewed 1 July 2021. J01378).

• The Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

c. 1926 - tray

Barbour Silver Company / International Silver Co. (c. 1926). Tray. (Accession no. 1980.129.12. Viewed 6 April 2017. A01910.)

• Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT. (Search collection online.)

c. 1928-29 - coffee set

Barbour Silver Company / ISC. (designed c. 1928-29). Coffee pot, creamer and sugar bowl. Silver and ebony. (Accession no 2002.29.24.1-3. Viewed 28 March 2016. A00196-99.)

• Photos - Dallas Museum of Art: coffee pot; creamer; and sugar bowl.

c. 1929-31 - vase

Barbour Silver Company / ISC. (designed c. 1929-31). Vase. Silver plate and plastic. (Accession no 2002.29.46. Viewed 28 March 2016. A00195.)

• Photo - Dallas Museum of Art.

1929-30 - Feinauer-designed cocktail shaker

George Albert Feinauer for Barbour Silver Company / ISC. (1929-30). Cocktail shaker. Silverplate and catalin. (Accession no. 2011.154.3. Viewed 21 March 2016. B00016.)

• Photo - Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT.

1929-30 - Feinauer-designed coffee set

Albert Feinauer for the Barbour Silver Company / ISC. (1929-30). Coffee set. Silver plate and cane. (Accession no: 2014.996.1-3. Viewed 16 March 2016. B00002.)

• Photo - Art Institute of Chicago.

1929-32 - Feinauer-designed coffeepot

George Albert Feinauer for Barbour Silver Company / ISC. (1929-32). Coffeepot. Silverplate and catalin. (Accession no: 2011.154.2. Viewed 21 March 2016. B00015.)

• Photo - Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT.

20th c. - water pitcher

Barbour Silver Company / ISC. (20th century). Water pitcher. Silver. (Accession no. 85.42.8. Updated 20 June 2020. F00048.)

• Offline - Minneapolis Institute of Art.

n. d. - serving tray

Barbour Silver Company. (undated). Serving tray. (Accession no. 1994.61. Viewed 4 May 2020. H01347).

• Photo - Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

n. d. - butter dish

Barbour Silver Company. (undated). Butter dish. (Identifier: 114163. Viewed 5 May 2020. J00295).

• Photo - Grand Rapids Public Museum, Michigan.

n. d. - silver tray

Barbour Silver Company. (undated). Silver tray. (Cat. no. P1985.35.4. Viewed 11 July 2018. G02552-53).

• Photo - Southern Historical Oregon Society, Medford, OR.

n. d. - cream pitcher

Barbour Silver Co. (undated). Cream pitcher. (Accession no. 1975.0264.0001. Viewed 4 February 2021. J01066).

• Fort Steele Heritage Town, Fort Steele, British Columbia - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - tray

Barbour Silver Company. (undated). Tray. Silver plate. (Cat. no. S6052. Viewed 18 July 2018. G02958).

• Washington County Historical Society, Hagerstown, Maryland.

n. d. - teapot

Barbour Silver Company. (undated). Teapot. Silver plate. (Accession no, 1972.16.4. Viewed 10 July 2018. G02471).

• Wellington Museum & Archives, Fergus, Ontario, Canada.

n. d. - sugar bowl

Barbour Silver Co. (undated). Sugar bowl. (Accession no. 1975.0264.0002. Viewed 20 February 2021. J01122).

• Fort Steele Heritage Town, Fort Steele, British Columbia, Canada - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

n. d. - candlestick holder

Barbour Silver Co. (undated). Candlestick holder. (Accession no. L.1974.964.L. Viewed 27 December 2020. J01023).

• Musée québécois de l’agriculture et de l’alimentation, La Pocatière, Quebec - Artefacts Canada micro-site, Government of Canada. (Search the micro-site, advanced search, select "Accession number".)

20th c. - tray

Barbour Silver Company. (20th century). Tray. Nickel silver. (Object no. 1948.136.36. Updated 20 June 2020. G02425).

• Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA. (Search the collection.)

n. d. - tea / coffee service

Barbour Silver Company. (undated). Tea / coffee service: teapot, coffeepot, sugar bowl and lid, creamer and spoon holder. Silver plate. (Cat. no. 75.21.1A-E. Viewed 22 August 2018. L00709).

• Arizona Historical Society, Tucson.

n. d. - napkin ring

Barbour Silver Company. (undated). Napkin ring. Silver plate. (Cat. no. 64-22. Viewed 8 July 2018. G02400).

• Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, CO.

n. d. - bon bon dish

Barbour Silver Company. (undated). Bon bon dish. Silver. (Accession no. D1981.28.30. Viewed 12 August 2016. AAA00053-119.)

• Offline - Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC.

n. d. - sugar and creamer

Barbour Silver Company. (undated). Sugar and creamer. Silver. (Accession no. D1981.28.197.1-2. Viewed 12 August 2016. AAA00053-080.)

• Offline - Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC.

c. 1880 - pair of American Aesthetic Movement vases and covers

Hartford Silver Plate Co. (Barbour Silver Co. predecessor). (c. 1880). Pair of American Aesthetic Movement vases and covers. (Viewed 18 October 2020. F01528).

• Photo - Bonhams Oxford (England) - Art & Antiques (20 FEB 2013).

c. 1900 - Art Nouveau footed center bowl

Barbour Silver Company. (c. 1900). Art Nouveau footed center bowl. Sterling silver. (Viewed 2 July 2018. G02105).

• Photo - Bonhams Los Angeles - Art + Decor (14 DEC 2015).

c. 1900 - centerpiece bowl and stand

Barbour Silver Company. (late 19th century / early 20th century). Oval floral-and-foliate-decorated centerpiece bowl and stand. Sterling silver. (Viewed 2 July 2018. G02106).

• Bonhams New York - Fine American and European furniture, silver, folk and decorative arts and clocks (23 SEP 2014).

c. 1900 - three-piece coffee service

Barbour Silver Company. (c. 1900). Three-piece coffee service: coffee pot, a cream jug and a sugar bowl. Sterling silver. (Viewed 2 July 2018. A03054).

• Photo - Bonhams Los Angeles - The elegant home (26 JUN 2018).

c. 1900 - pickle caster with tongs

Barbour Silver Company. (c. 1900; late 19th / early 20th century). Pickle caster with tongs. Silver plate, colored glass. (Viewed 15 July 2018. G02757).

• Photo - Bonhams San Francisco - SOMA estate auction (17 APR 2011).

c. 1900 - three handle cup

Barbour Silver Company. (c. 1900; late 19th / 20th c.). Three handle cup. (Viewed 15 July 2018. G02755).

• Bonhams San Francisco - SOMA estate auction (24 SEP 2006).

c. 1900 - tall vase

Barbour Silver Company. (c. 1900; late 19th / early 20th century). Tall vase. Sterling silver. (Viewed 15 July 2018. G02770).

• Photo - Bonhams Los Angeles - Period art & design (21 APR 2013).

c. 1900 - vase

Barbour Silver Company. (c. 1900). Vase. (Viewed 2 July 2018. A03050).

• Christie’s New York - Silver (9 JAN 1991).

1900-50 - cocktail set

Barbour Silver Company / International Silver Company. (1900-50). Silver and enamel cocktail set. Sterling silver. (Viewed 2 July 2018. A03047).

• Photo - Christie’s New York - Living with art (26-27 JUL 2016).

c. 1905 - pitcher

Barbour Silver Company / International Silver Company. (c. 1905). Pitcher with epousse grapevine cartouche and foliate engraving. (Viewed 15 July 2018. A03051).

• Christie’s New York - Important American furniture, silver, folk art & decorative arts (18 JUN 1998).

c. 1910 - bowl

Barbour Silver Company. (c. 1910). Bowl on four tab feet. Silver. (Viewed 2 July 2018. A03052).

• Photo - Christie’s New York - Fine American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints (23 MAY 2006).

c. 1910 - footed salver

Barbour Silver Company / International Silver Company. (c. 1910). Footed salver. Sterling silver. (Viewed 15 July 2018. G02754).

• Photo - Bonhams Los Angeles - Period art & design (14 JUL 2013).

c. 1910 - loving cup, trophy

Barbour Silver Company / ISC. (c. 1910). Loving cup, trophy. Silver or silver plate. (Viewed 15 July 2018. G02766).

• Photo - Bonhams New York - The gentleman’s library (20 JUN 2012).

early 20th c. - five-piece tea and coffee service

Barbour Silver Company / ISC. (early 20th century). Five-piece tea and coffee service: coffee pot, tea pot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug, and waste bowl. Sterling silver. (Viewed 15 July 2018. G02765).

• Photo - Bonhams Los Angeles - Period art & design (29 APR 2012).

c. 1920 - twelve cups and saucers

Barbour Silver Company. (c. 1920). Set of twelve, octagonal cups and saucers. Silver or silver-plate. (Viewed 2 July 2018. A03053).

• Christie’s New York - Important American furniture, silver, folk art & decorative arts (23 JUN 1993).

20th c. - twelve silver dinner plates

Barbour Silver Company / International Silver Company. (20th century). Twelve silver dinner plates. (Viewed 2 July 2018. A03048).

• Photo - Christie’s New York - Important English, Continental and American silver (22 MAY 2008).

20th c. - table serving pieces

Barbour Silver Company / International Silver Company. (20th century). Table serving pieces. (Viewed 2 July 2018. A03049).

• Christie’s New York - Christie’s Interiors (9-10 FEB 2010).

20th c. - rectangular tray

Barbour Silver Company / International Silver Company. (20th century). Rectangular tray, with applied fruiting grape vine rim. (Viewed 15 July 2018. G02756).

• Photo - Bonhams New York - Property from the Wanamaker - De Heeren Family Collection (22 OCT 2008).

20th c. - two Revere-style bowls

Barbour Silver Company / International Silver Company. (20th century). Two Revere-style bowls. (Viewed 15 July 2018. G02753).

• Photo - Bonhams San Francisco - Period art & design (10 NOV 2013).

20th c. - nut bowl with squirrel-form feet

Barbour Silver Company / (ISC). (20th century). Nut bowl with squirrel-form feet. (Viewed 15 July 2018. G02769).

• Bonhams Los Angeles - Period art & design including jewellery (12 NOV 2012).

n. d. - cocktail shaker

Barbour Silver Company. (undated). Shirley pattern cocktail shaker. (Viewed 8 December 2016. A01302.)

• Photo - Bonhams San Francisco - Period Art & Design (19 AUG 2012).

n. d. - tea caddy

Barbour Silver Company. (undated). Tea caddy. (Viewed 15 July 2018. G02767).

• Bonhams San Francisco - Period art & design (24 JUN 2012).

n. d. - various items

Barbour Silver Company & International Silver Company (designs unspecified). (undated). Various items: vegetable dish, footed oval well & tree platter, plates, bread & butter plates. (Viewed 15 July 2018. G02768).

• Photo - Bonhams San Francisco - Period art & design (22 JUL 2012).

1915 - Panama-Pacific Exposition (presumably)

20 February - 4 December 1915. Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco.

> Presumably unspecified designs exhibited by Barbour Silver Co. / International Silver Co.

• For documentation, see the Design Meriden - Barbour Silver Company design catalogues and historical information page.

1922 - Hotel Rice, presumably Houston, Texas

22 April 1922. Hotel Rice exhibition, presumably Houston, Texas.

> Unspecified designs by Barbour Silver Company / International Silver Company exhibited.

• For documentation, see the Design Meriden - Barbour Silver Company design catalogues and historical information page.

1924 - St. Louis convention exhibit

25 August - 3 September 1924. American National Retail Jewelers’ Association convention exhibits, Hotel Statler, St. Louis, Missouri.

> Unspecified designs exhibited by Barbour Silver Company / International Silver Company.

• For documentation, see the Design Meriden - Barbour Silver Company design catalogues and historical information page.

1925 - Metropolitan Museum of Art

29 March - 3 May 1925. American industrial art: Ninth annual exhibition of current manufacturers designed and made in the United States at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

> Exhibited unspecified designs by Barbour Silver Co. / International Silver Co.

• For documentation, see the Design Meriden - Barbour Silver Company design catalogues and historical information page.

1926-27 - Metropolitan Museum of Art

4 December 1926 - 5 January 1927. American industrial art: Tenth annual exhibition of current manufactures designed and made in the United States at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (Viewed 25 August 2016. AAA00095.)

> Exhibited unspecified designs by Barbour Silver Co.

• Online - exhibition catalogue - Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. (See pdf p. 14.)

1975 - New York and Cranbrook exhibitions

3 venues: 1975. Forms in metal: 275 years of metalsmithing in America at the Finch College Museum of Art, New York and the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York (17 January - 2 March 1975); second viewing at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI (16 March - 20 April 1975). (Viewed 17 October 2016. AAA00361.)

• Online - exhibition catalogue - American Craft Council, Minneapolis, MN. (See p. 27, item 56.)

1992-99 - Canada / USA travelling exhibition

7 venues: 1992-99. Shaken, not stirred: Cocktail shakers and design at Seagram Museum, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (11 December 1992 - 31 October 1993); Museum of our National Heritage, Lexington, Massachusetts (24 April - 30 October 1994); Milwaukee Art Museum (29 September 1995 - 7 January 1996); Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Alabama (24 July 1996 - 8 September 1996); Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans (1 October - 1 March 1997); The Museums at Stony Brook, Long Island, New York [now "The Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages"] (3 May - 4 September 1997); possibly Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL (c. January 1998); and San Francisco International Airport Museum (21 March 1998 - 20 February 1999).

Exhibited designs (at Stony Brook viewing; due to nature of exhibition, the presentations at different sites may have varied.)

> Barbour Silver Company / possibly International Silver Co. (c. 1890-1900). Cocktail shaker #9901. Silver plate. (Private lender.)

• For documentation, see the Design Meriden - Barbour Silver Company design catalogues and historical information page.

2005-07 - Dallas Museum of Art travelling exhibition

5 venues: 2005 - 2007. Modernism in American Silver: 20th-Century Design. (Viewed 21 March 2016. A00140.)

> Venues: Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno; Dallas Museum of Art; The Wolfsonian, Miami Beach, FL; The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN.

• Photos - Dallas Museum of Art installation;
• Exhibition catalogue at Yale University Library. (See worldcat.org for other locations);
• Online - interview of curator Jewel Stern, [Design Meriden at artdesigncafe.com, 1(2), 2016].