Although there is no mention of Gale & Hayden in Burton¡s "Silversmiths of South Carolina", the firm did produce of lot of fine silver with Charleston provenances.
It was a very successful partnership between William Gale and H. Sidney Hayden, as Nathaniel Hayden had left the firm a few years before. However, at that time William Gregg was associated with the firm, which was known as Gregg & Hayden, until 1846 when it was changed to Gregg, Hayden & Co. So why Gregg is omitted is a mystery, unless there was a separate partnership for the manufacture of the merchandise which was retailed in Charleston.
Whatever, I am sure this pitcher was made in New York but it bears the inscription "From H. W. Oppenheim of Charleston, So. Ca as a token of esteem to Dr. William Detmold, New York".
Dr Detmold was a very famous New York orthopedic surgeon who emigrated from Germany. If I am correct, Dr Detmold introduced orthopedic surgery to the US.
Dimensions: 11" high, 10" long. 34 Troy oz.