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Pitcher, Cream

Object Name:
Pitcher, Cream
Object ID:
1946.010.03.2
Creator:
Jones, Lows & Ball
Place of Origin:
Boston, MA
Date:
1836-1840
Description:
Cream Pitcher. Silver. Plain baluster from engraved with block lettering monogram, "N". Leaf shaped casting around top of bowl. Below rim edge of casting is zig-zagged shaped. Scroll handle with thumb rest with flower heads and shells. The handle is hollow. Broad spout. Plain round pedestal base. Four stamps on bottom. Two are identical in upper and lower case roman letters. "Boston" within a plain rectangle which is slightly convex above and below the B. In upper and lower case roman italics, "Pure Silver Coin" within a plain rectangle with a depression over the U. The last mark is in all upper case roman letters, "JONES,LOWS&BALL" within a plain rectangle. One of set with sugar bowl (1946.010.03.1-.2).
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
H-6.25 W-6.125 D-4.1 inches
Provenance:
Bequeathed by Mary B. Noyes, daughter of John Weare Noyes (1810-1902) and Harriette Sherman Bouton (1832-1920).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mary B. Noyes
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