Sugar bowl and lid from Wormley's Hotel
date: label: Date
content: 1871-1897
name: label: Created by
content: George Linsenmayer
label: Used by
content: Wormley Hotel, American, 1871 - 1897
label: Used by
content: James Wormley, American, 1819 - 1884
notes: label: Description
content: A silver plated sugar bowl and lid, used at Wormley's Hotel in Washington, DC. The bowl is round, with a slightly flared rim. It has two (2) curved handles attached on opposite sides near the bowl rim and an attached, rounded platform base with rim. The fully detachable lid has a rounded knob at center and a spoon notch, and a smaller concentric ring around the top of the lid at its midway point. The bowl is engraved on one side with the name [Wormley] in cursive writing. On the bottom of the bowl is the manufacturer's information [MF'D & PLATED /BY /LINSENBAYER A1].
place: label: Place made
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Thomas Lewis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.104.2ab
objectType: label: Type
content: sugar bowls
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver-plated metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Overall): 3 5/8 × 5 × 3 13/16 in. (9.2 × 12.7 × 9.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Without lid): 2 1/16 × 5 × 3 3/4 in. (5.2 × 12.7 × 9.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Lid): 1 1/2 × 3 3/16 × 3 3/16 in. (3.8 × 8.1 × 8.1 cm)