Object Details
Maker
Unknown
Date
ca. 1800-1820
Geography
France
Culture
French
Medium
metal; copper gilt
Dimensions
Overall: 75 in; x 190.5 cm
Provenance
This service was ordered by Chief Justice John Jay and Sarah Van Brugh Livingston for their son, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and Mary Rutherford Clarkson (1786-1838); by descent to their daughter, Anna Maria Jay (1819-1902) and Henry E. Pierrepont (1808-1899); to their son, Henry Evelyn Pierrepont (1840-1911) and Ellen Almira Low (1840-1884); to their daughter, Ellen Low Pierrepont (1872-1960) and R. Burham Moffatt (1861-1916); by descent to their son, Jay Pierrepont Moffatt, Sr. (1896-1943); by descent to his son and the donor, Jay P. Moffatt, Jr. (1932-2012)
Inscriptions
None
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Jay D. Moffatt
Collection
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
RR-1981.0045.6-.8