Sugar Bowl
date: label: date made
content: 1814
notes: label: Description
content: Two-handled, rectangular, rounded-bottom bowl on a rectangular, stepped pedestal base with applied reeded molding for foot; flared cover is chased with veined leaves and topped by a cast rectangular urn. Body consists of a wide, die-rolled band of grapevine and oak branch decoration at rim and a raised lower section with bulbous upper half and two overlapping rows of chased points around bottom. Right-angled, reeded strap handles. Underside of body is struck with four hallmarks, but no maker's mark; centerpunch visible. Opposite ends of base underside are struck with seller's marks. From a four-piece service, DL*383361-DL*383363A-B.
label: Description
content: Hallmarks appear to be those for Chester, England, in 1814, although there is no town mark. Sellers are Liberty Browne (1776-1831) and William Seal (active, circa 1810-circa 1822) of Philadelphia, PA; in partnership, circa 1810-1811.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, Chester
label: place retailed
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
label: place used
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Miss Anna McGowan
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.383362
label: catalog number
content: 383362
label: accession number
content: 167322
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bowl, sugar
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 5/8 in x 7 5/8 in x 4 1/4 in; 21.9075 cm x 19.3675 cm x 10.795 cm