Child's whistle and bells with coral teether
Lea & Co.
(English, 1814–1816)
about 1825
Medium/TechniqueSilver, coral
Dimensions4.8 x 13 cm (1 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession numberRES.65.35
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver hollowware
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.
Lea Ahlborn
about 1920s
