Sugar bowl and creamer

Object Number: 
1951.302ab
Date: 
ca. 1870
Medium: 
Silver
Dimensions: 
Part (creamer): 4 1/4 x 4 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (10.8 x 11.1 x 6.4 cm) Part (sugar bowl): 4 7/8 x 6 x 3 1/8 in. (12.4 x 15.2
Marks: 
stamped: on bases: "BALL, BLACK & Co/ 925/1000 (in a shield)/ NEW-YORK/ ENGLISH STERLING"
Description: 
Wrought silver sugar bowl and creamer; raised circular bodies, tapering toward the rims; seated on a flared circular bases; engraved zigzag bands applied below the plain rims; gilt interiors; makers' marks on the bases.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. Goodhue Livingston
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group