bowl, sugar
date: label: date made
content: c. 1900
notes: label: Description
content: Two-handled, inverted pear-shaped sugar bowl decorated with intertwined chrysanthemum sprays around its shoulder and a single cast blossom on its trumpet-shaped, circular lid; engraved "M\L/K" on one side above the circular, low-domed, ruffle-edged foot. Floral-decorated, high-loop, C-curve handles. Underside of flat bottom struck incuse with a stylized "M" trademark, "815" in roman letters, and "STERLING" in sans serif letters. Cover not marked. From a six-piece coffee and tea service, 1980.0027.01-.06.
label: Description
content: Maker is Marcus & Co., of New York, NY; 1892-1962 (merged with Black, Starr & Frost; founded 1810-present).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Henry and Mary K. Porter
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0027.03
label: accession number
content: 1980.0027
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0027.03
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0027.01-06
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bowl, sugar
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 in x 8 in x 4 3/4 in; 17.78 cm x 20.32 cm x 12.065 cm