Cornelius kierstede biography

  • Cornelius Kierstede was a noted early American silversmith, active in New York City and New Haven, Connecticut.
  • Cornelius Kierstede (December 25, 1674 – 1757) was a noted early American silversmith, active in New York City and New Haven, Connecticut.
  • Cornelius Kierstede (1674–ca.

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    Cornelis Kierstede
    • Born: 25 Dec 1674, New York City NY
    • Christened: 5 Jan 1675, New York City NY
    • Marriage (1): Sara Ellsworth on 9 Sep 1702 in New York City NY
    • Died: 1757, Bergen NJ

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    Silversmith

      Events in his life were:



    • Made freeman of New York City NY, 26 Jul 1698. 18


    • Two-handled bowl, 1700-1710
      storstads- Museum of Art
      h: 5 3/8"
      d: 9 11/16" (lip)
      wt: 26 oz
      Engraved Q over T V for Theunis Jacobsen and Vroutje Janse (Haring) Quick.


    • Punch bowl, 1700-1710
      Private Collection
      dia: 12 1/4"
      wt: 66 oz, 8 dwt
      The original owner fryst vatten unknown, but is possibly Abraham dem Peyster, Mayor of New York (1692-94). De Peyster's will, probated in 1734, lists "1 large silver Punch Bowl", whose recorded weight approximates that of this bowl.
    • He worked before 1703 as a silversmith in New York City NY
    • He worked in 1704-1706 as a silversmith in Albany fräsch 18
    • He worked in 1707-1722 as a silversmith in New York City färsk 18

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    Teakettle

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    On view at The Met Fifth Avenue inGallery 750

    As in England and the Netherlands, tea drinking became increasingly popular in colonial America, creating a demand for specialized tea equipment such as teapots, sugar bowls, and creampots. This bold, pear-shaped teakettle with bail handle is an extremely rare form in American silver. Its decorative bird's-head spout, distinctively Dutch in inspiration, enlivens the unadorned body, which probably sat on an accompanying spirit-lamp stand. The kettle descended in the de Peyster family to Anne (Stevenson) Van Cortlandt (1774–1821)—whose initials are engraved in script on the side of the body—and, ultimately, to the donor.

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    Title:Teakettle

    Maker:Cornelius Kierstede (1674–ca. 1757)

    Date:1710–20

    Geography:Made in New York,

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    Cornelius Kierstede

    Early-American silversmith

    Cornelius Kierstede (December 25, 1674 – 1757) was a noted early American silversmith, active in New York City and New Haven, Connecticut.

    Kierstede was the third generation of his family in New York, and christened in the Reformed Dutch Church on January 5, 1675. He was made a freeman of New York City on July 26, 1698, and worked there as a silversmith until 1704. From 1704 to 1706, he worked in Albany, New York, then again worked in New York City from 1707 to 1722. According to New Haven, Connecticut, town records of Sept. 19, 1721, he and Peter and James Ferris leased "copper and other mines except iron mines on the Bleu hils in said New Haven. . . for fifty years". This venture did not succeed. Apparently he moved to New Haven circa 1724, where he lived on the west side of Church Street. A deed dated Apr. 24, 1727, in the New Haven Land Records describes him as a "goldsmith of New York". In 1753 the New Haven Selectmen p

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