Collection Highlights
Wonderful Willie! : What he and Tommy did to Spain / sketches and rhymes by L.D. Bradley.
Date:
ca. 1899
Object Number:
LIB.PZ7.B66.W6
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Sugar bowl
Object Number:
1977.52a
Date:
ca. 1815
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 8 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 22.2 x 9.5 cm )
Marks:
engraved: front center: the crest of the Beare family of New York, a bird on a tied bundle of sticks, over, "H C B" in bright-cut script
stamped: on the base: "S Richard" conforming, double struck
Description:
Wrought silver sugar bowl; oval body with tapered sides; two concave flutes at each end with gadrooning between the flutes on the lower body; reeded, squared strap handles, tapered towards the base; engraved on the front center with the crest of the Beare family of New York, a bird on a tied bundle of sticks, over, "H C B" in bright-cut script; maker's mark on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Andrew Oliver
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
