Circa 1865 Aesthetic or Moderne Gothic Victorian four piece silverplate tea set, “Rogers, Smith & Co, New Haven, Con, design-1883” (1862-66), two-tone matte (stippled) and gloss surface, cartouche/panels with engraved tassels and wheat sprigs, obverse panel-peacock with raised feathers in the form of a lyre, paneled and stepped rims, tall leaf finial lids, pedestal bases, mother of pearl handle heat insulators, angled and scroll handles and paneled spouts, An early electro/silverplate set.

Coffee pot – “6” pint, 12” tall, 9.5” spout to handle. minor dent on peacock, loss to one final leaf.
Tea pot – “5” pint, 11” tall, 9” spout to handle. dent on side of base/photo8.
Large covered sugar – 10.25” tall, 7.25” across handles. minor dents/three on sides, silver loss on gloss panels.
Tall creamer – 6.5” tall, 6” spot to handle.
Condition –original surface, shows some silver loss, minor dents described above are not highly noticeable. 1054

- Creamer is matching and marked “Meriden Company, 1883”, 1883 design number was introduced by RS&Co (1862) and continued by Meriden when they purchased RS&Co.
- Rogers, Smith & Co. (1862-1863) organized to manufacture silver-plated holloware, formed in Hartford 1862, moved to New Haven, Conn. 1862-68, The RS&Co was sold in 1863 to Meriden Britannia Co with all facilities incorporated into Meriden by 1877. The RS&Co, New Haven plant continued to 1866 continuing to use RS&Co marks 1862-66.
- Henry Mead was an instrumental mover in American silverplate manufacturing when he brought electroplating technology after a visit to Birmingham, England. HeThe RS&Co had been sold in 1863 to Meriden Britannia Co formed a partnership with William Rogers in Hartford, CT in 1845. RS&Co was one of the many partnerships of William Rogers, which included “Rogers Bros, 1847”.
- This set is appears to have been designed and produced at RS&Co with continued production after purchase of company by Meriden Co. The four pieces are identical, with three marked RS&Co and the creamer marked Meriden Co. This combination conceivably dates to the transition period of 1868 or 1869.
- This is great steampunk motif for the contemporary decorators using this motif with angle/scroll handles, “vented” panels on rims and spouts, and “cogged” rims.

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