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- Coffee Pot Stand Made by Benjamin Halsted and Myer Myers, 1756-1758 - In a rare partnership of colonial craftsmen, Jewish silversmith Myer Myers and silversmith Benjamin Halstead collaborated to create this coffeepot stand around 1756. The initials "CJ", engraved on the bottom, establish the owner as Charity Johnson, wife of Samuel Johnson, the first president of King's College (now Columbia University). This stand was part of a coffee set created for Mrs. Johnson.
- 1756-1758
- Collections - Artifact
Coffee Pot Stand Made by Benjamin Halsted and Myer Myers, 1756-1758
In a rare partnership of colonial craftsmen, Jewish silversmith Myer Myers and silversmith Benjamin Halstead collaborated to create this coffeepot stand around 1756. The initials "CJ", engraved on the bottom, establish the owner as Charity Johnson, wife of Samuel Johnson, the first president of King's College (now Columbia University). This stand was part of a coffee set created for Mrs. Johnson.
- Covered Jug, 1755-1765 - Master silversmith Myer Myers created this ewer, or covered jug, for Samuel Johnson, the first president of King's College (now Columbia University) and his wife Charity in the mid-to-late 1750s. A well-respected silversmith and a leader within colonial New York City's small Jewish community, Myer Myers crafted silver objects for many of New York's elite families as well as his synagogue, Congregation Sherith Israel.
- 1755-1765
- Collections - Artifact
Covered Jug, 1755-1765
Master silversmith Myer Myers created this ewer, or covered jug, for Samuel Johnson, the first president of King's College (now Columbia University) and his wife Charity in the mid-to-late 1750s. A well-respected silversmith and a leader within colonial New York City's small Jewish community, Myer Myers crafted silver objects for many of New York's elite families as well as his synagogue, Congregation Sherith Israel.