New York (active 1805-1815), both featuring elegant acorn and grape leaf shoulder freize, gadroon rims, raised on ball feet, both with matching period script monogram.

Covered sugar (6 1/2 in.); milk jug (5 in.)

27.75 total troy oz.

The Forbes family of silversmiths were active in New York, Garret was the brother of John Wolfe Forbes (1781-1864) and Colin Van Gelder Forbes (1776-1859), and worked from 1805 to 1809 as a silversmith in New York City at 90 Broadway with his father William Garret Forbes (1751-1840). After 1809, Garret was listed at 316 Broadway. Garret was appointed from 1817 to 1839 as U.S. Customs weigher and tax collector in New York City, and advertised in 1820 as a weigher and silversmith.

Sugar lid with dent to one corner, sits slightly askew; sugar's lid finial separated but present; and small tear to sugar shoulder corner.