Collection Highlights
Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sugar bowl
Object Number:
INV.589cd
Date:
1900-1925
Medium:
Silver plate, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. ( 15.9 x 21.6 x 12.1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the front of the body: "CGI" in foliate script
stamped: on the base: "GORHAM/ ELECTROPLATE/ 01170/ 2 3/4 PINTS/ 7" around an anchor in a shield
Description:
Cast and wrought silver sugar bowl; oval, boat-shaped body with narrow fluting around the lower body; beaded band applied below the shoulder; concave shoulder; oval domed foot with fluting around the dome and a beaded band around the foot; oval, domed lid with fluting around the dome and a oval wooden finial; two, cast strap handles applied on each side of the body; engraved on the front of the body, "CGI" in foliate script; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the base.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
