{"product_id":"tiffany-co-sterling-silver-basket-henry-sturgis-morgan-with-original-cobalt-glass-liner-monogram-hsm-circa-1920-1935-palm-beach-morgan-family-yacht-corsair-107-grams-sterling-307-grams-w-cobalt-liner","title":"Tiffany \u0026 Co. Sterling Silver Basket Henry Sturgis Morgan with Original Cobalt Glass Liner Monogram: HSM | Circa 1920 to 1935-Palm Beach \/ Morgan Family Yacht Corsair- 107 Grams Sterling 307 Grams W\/Cobalt Liner","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLife on the Corsair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFor Henry Sturgis Morgan (H.S.M.), the Morgan family yacht—known collectively as \u003ci\u003eCorsair\u003c\/i\u003e—represented an extension of their private world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThere were four vessels bearing the name; this piece aligns most closely with the era of the Corsair III, the family’s principal private yacht during the 1910s and 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Corsair was not merely a pleasure craft—it functioned as a floating residence and venue for refined entertaining. Members of the Morgan family are known to have used their yachts for both travel and business along the Eastern seaboard. Contemporary accounts describe these vessels serving as a practical link between their Hudson River estates and Wall Street—at times earning the informal nickname \u003cb\u003e“the Ferry.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn Palm Beach, the Corsair operated as a mobile mansion, allowing the family and their guests to entertain privately and move fluidly between coastal destinations, often bypassing the highly social hotel and club scene of the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eStaffed by a large professional crew and supported by formal dining service, life aboard required the same level of presentation found in their estates. \u003cb\u003eWith formal dining supported by a full professional crew, including European-trained culinary staff, presentation pieces such as this were essential to service aboard vessels of this caliber.\u003c\/b\u003e Tiffany silver of this form is consistent with the type of service pieces used in both private residences and aboard elite yachts of this standing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe original cobalt glass liner—an increasingly rare survival—provides both protection and dramatic presentation for fruit, confections, or chilled service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA complete and compelling artifact from the golden age of Palm Beach, American finance, and the refined maritime lifestyle of the Morgan family sphere.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntiquity Sterling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCurated by Greg Berman\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquity Sterling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42859108335664,"sku":null,"price":1850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/0955\/9088\/files\/IMG_6003.jpg?v=1774140311","url":"https:\/\/antiquitysterling.com\/products\/tiffany-co-sterling-silver-basket-henry-sturgis-morgan-with-original-cobalt-glass-liner-monogram-hsm-circa-1920-1935-palm-beach-morgan-family-yacht-corsair-107-grams-sterling-307-grams-w-cobalt-liner","provider":"Antiquity Sterling","version":"1.0","type":"link"}