The gallery is designed to replicate Wagstaff's white modernist cube of a penthouse, including ficus trees in chrome planters and an elaborate
silver ice bowl and spoon once owned by Wagstaff.
In 1989, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc. established the foundation for the Museum's now - unparalleled collection of American
silver of the 19th century through the purchase of several important objects from the Sam Wagstaff Collection, including Gorham's iconic «
ice»
bowl and a Tiffany & Co..