Dish, Bonbon
- Object Name:
- Dish, Bonbon
- Object ID:
- 1941.007.19
- Place of Origin:
- Netherlands
- Date:
- circa 1860
- Description:
- Bonbon or sweetmeat dish. Silver. Boat-shaped dish with ends higher than sides. Edge is beaded and sides are pierced. Top section of sides are pierced with leaf-like design beneath which is a solid, decorated band. Below that are narrow vertical bands. Ribbed at bottom. Interior of bottom is decorated with a serrated scroll and engraved script initials, "CMB". Engraved on exterior of bottom, in script initials, "MHJ" (for Margaret H. Jewell). Stamped on exterior of the bottom: "I0" in a plain rectangle; vase with flowers within an oval mark; "LK" in roman letters within an irregular box; a mark that may be a stylized letter "a" within a rectangular mark (date mark for 1860); and a dolphin mark in center (standard for Dutch .833 purity, 1859-1893).
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-2.2 W-4.1 D-1.8 inches
- Provenance:
- "Part of 60 pieces of silver" given by Miss Margaret Jewell. Listed in Miss Jewell's journal of silver purchases: "bought of _orce from 1895. Price $20.00."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- People:
- Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)
- Subjects:
- Sweetmeats
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