Collection Highlights
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
ca. 1793
1928.18
White marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fruit bowl
Object name
Fruit bowl
Date
ca. 1790
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 4 3/4 x 11 in. ( 12.1 x 27.9 cm )
Description
Fruit bowl with 4-sided lobed rim decorated with blue enamel and gilding; border decoration conisits of wide bands of blue enamel with gold stars; bounded by a gold spearhead band; interior decoration of blue enamel gilded floral swags; shield at center with blue enamel and gold star border, ribbons, leafy swag, and inscribed initials.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Kenneth McNeil
Object Number
1984.37
Gallery Label
This piece, part of a fifty-four-piece dinner service, was commissioned by James M. Watson (1750-1806), a New York City businessman.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
