Sugar Bowl
Object type: Sugar Bowl
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: Thomas Shields
Artist bio: 1742–1819
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1765–85
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 6 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. (16.8 x 12.4 cm); 10 oz. 2 dwt. (313.5 g)
Foot: Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Body: H. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm); 6 oz. 9 dwt. (200.9 g)
Cover: 2 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. (7 x 11.1 cm); 3 oz. 12 dwt. (112.6 g)
Geography: Made in Philadelphia   United States  
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. J. Amory Haskell, in memory of the families of John L. Riker and Jonathan Amory Haskell, 1940
Accession year: 1940