Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sugar bowl and cover
Object Number:
INV.14449ab
Date:
1750-1770
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 4 5/8 in. ( 12.4 x 11.7 cm )
Bowl: 3 5/8 x 4 3/8 in. ( 9.2 x 11.1 cm )
Part (cover): 4 5/8 x 1 5/8
Description:
Wrought silver sugar bowl and cover; inverted pear-shaped body on a spun, molded foot; concave shoulder with a vertically applied, plain rim; domed, molded cover with a vertically applied bezel fitting over the rim of the bowl; cast, molded handle, smaller than the foot of the bowl; no maker's marks.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
