Bowl, Sugar

Object Name:

Bowl, Sugar

Object ID:

1957.008.130.2

Creator:

Dominick & Haff -- Silversmith

Place of Origin:

Newark, NJ

Date:

1883

Description:

Sugar Bowl. Silver. Square-shaped, hammered; decorated on body, with four round feet placed one on each corner. Each foot is hollow and has hole in bottom. Two heavy handles in scroll shape with bead-like fastenings, as well as two added for decoration. Interior of bowl is gold-washed. Exterior decoration is of lily-like leaves and flowers in water. "STERLING" stamped on bottom in sans-serif letters, plus "264". Third mark is three geometric shapes side by side: a rectangle with rounded ends, a circle, and a diamond. "926" is in the rectangle. "1883" is in the diamond. Numbers and letters scratched on bottom that appear to be "22126 / 131141 / COXN". Part of a set including sugar bowl, cream pitcher, and tongs (1957.008.130.1-3).

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

H-1.75 W-4.625 D-3.2 inches

Provenance:

One of a three-piece set from the collection of Mary C. Emery of Amesbury, MA, and Fred P. Emery of Pembroke, NH. This bequest of over 200 items from the Emery home includes both items that were inherited and items that were collected. No history of ownership provided with this item. The Emerys married in 1889; perhaps this set was acquired as a wedding gift. Has maker's stamp of Dominick & Haff, with a manufacture date of 1883.

Credit Line:

The Fred Parker Emery and Mary C. Emery Gift

People:

Emery, Fred Parker (1865-1927), Emery, Mary C. (1864-1956)

Subjects:

Lilies, Silver