Bowl
date: label: date made
content: ca 1800
notes: label: Description
content: Plain, raised hemispherical bowl on a flared or trumpet-shape pedestal atop a square base with applied sides. Applied beading at rim and at top and bottom of pedestal. One side of base is struck "C.Wiltberger" in raised roman letters in a conforming surround. Square piece of wood inserted into bottom of base is adhered with a large cloth label printed "SHIPP. / ACC." and a smaller paper label inscribed "345".
label: Description
content: Maker is Christian Wiltberger (1766-1851) of Philadelphia, PA; working by 1793 (when partnership with Samuel Alexander dissolved) until 1817.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
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 Colonel William E. Shipp
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.60.3904
label: catalog number
content: 60.3904
label: accession number
content: 226997
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bowl
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (block in base material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 3/4 in x 6 1/2 in; 12.065 cm x 16.51 cm