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The Intelligence Office
1849
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Oil on canvas
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Waste bowl
Object name
Waste bowl
Date
ca. 1820
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/4 x 8 x 6 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 20.3 x 15.9 cm )
Description
Wrought silver waste bowl; rectangular, circular body seated on a molded, stepped base with a vertically applied, stamped anthemion footring; body flares to an applied, chased foliate and grape band rim; two cast bail handles with balls in the center on each side of the body; cast joints in the form of a woman's head set between foliate scrolls; joints applied over chased decoration; engraved, "W M B" on the center front; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Credit Line
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Object Number
INV.14451
Marks
engraved: front center: "W M B" in bright-cut script
stamped: on base: "S. KIRK" in a rectangle
Gallery Label
This waste bowl may have belonged to the Beekman family.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
