Cornelius Van Der Burgh

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Signature

• Caudle cup, c 1677-1699
The Art Institute of Chicago
h: 5½"

• New York City NY, 1677: on Tax List as owner of two houses: one on High Street, the other in the Fort, "where the goldsmith liv'd." ⁶

• Beaker, 1685
Yale University ¹⁹
h: 8"
d: 3½ (of base)
wt: 15 oz, 14 dwt
Known as the Sanders Beaker. Engraved Robbert Sandersen / 1685 on side and RS under a cross on the bottom. Presented to Sandersen by Robert Livingston to commemorate a large land transaction in which Sandersen played a part as Indian interpreter. See Buhler & Hood for a detailed analysis of the iconography.

• Appointed in 1689 as High Constable in New York City NY ⁶

• Mourning spoon, 1692
Yale University ¹⁹
l: 6¼"
Created for the funeral of Henricus, the youngest son of Pieter and Hester (Webbers) Van Deursen.

• Appointed in 1694 as Assayer in New York City NY a Governor's council meeting of 12 Jul 1694 agreed to appoint an "officer for the regulation of weights and seales for Curr't Gold and Silver." Subsequently, a committee consisting of the mayor and aldermen of New York City, John Barberie and Robert Lurting, merchants, and Cornelius Vanderburgh and Jacob Boelen, silversmiths, was appointed to make a selection. Cornelius and Jacob were recommended to be ". . . very fitt to be appointed by your Excellency for the keeping of the Standard of Silver & Gold Weights and marking all such as shall be used in this City & Province . . ." ⁶