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Covered sugar bowl
Modern, in the style of about 1760–80
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)
diam of base: 2 3/4"; diam of rim: 5 1/8" (catalog card)
diam of base: 2 3/4"; diam of rim: 5 1/8" (catalog card)
Credit Line
Marion E. Davis Fund
Accession Number1973.602a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
DescriptionThe bowl has an inverted pear shaped body with a molded splayed foot. The cover, which fits over the bowl, is a low flattened dome. The bowl is undecorated except for incised lines on the food and cover
Marks
H&M in rectangle
Ada Mark * F4753
Ada Mark * F4753
InscriptionsA
C(dot)S
C(dot)S
ProvenanceBefore 1928, William Moore, or Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; 1928 by descent to his daughter Catherine May Moore and her husband, John Leslie Young; 1967, by inheritance to her son, James Leslie Young and his wife, Mary Read Young; December 12, 1973, sold by Mr. and Mrs. Young to MFA.