Bowl, Sugar
- Object Name:
- Bowl, Sugar
- Object ID:
- 1966.038.01
- Creator:
- Hawley, Noah
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- 1810-1816
- Description:
- Sugar Bowl. Made by Noah Hawley, New York, NY. Silver. Rectangular in shape with high bases. Three different types of leaf designs engraved on bottom of base, top of body, and around rim. Molded handles in rectangular form, grooved outside, plain inside. Initials "WSP" engraved in script on both sides of bowl. Stamped on bottom in Roman letters, "N.HAWLEY" within a plain rectangle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-5.4 W-7.25 D-3.875 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to William and Sally Plumer. He was born in 1759, died 1850. U.S. Senator 1802-1807 and Governor of New Hampshire 1812-1816-1817. He was also first president of the New Hampshire Historical Society.
William and Sally Plumer were great-great-grandparents of the donors, sisters Ruth Pike Shields (c.1895-1988) and Katherine Pike Foster. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Ruth Pike Shields and Katherine Pike Foster
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