Collection Highlights
Coach
ca. 1770
1911.25
Wood, iron, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Waste bowl
Object name
Waste bowl
Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 6 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. ( 16.8 x 16.8 cm )
Description
Wrought silver waste bowl; inverted pear-shaped body on a round splayed foot, joined to the body by a round pedestal with an applied die-rolled heart and shell band; flared rim with an applied, die-rolled heart band around the edge; all over repouss
Credit Line
Gift of Henry Chauncey Cryder
Object Number
1942.243e
Marks
engraved: in front reserve: "C"
Mark: stamped on base: "BALL, TOMKINS & BLACK" in a banner over a double struck "SUCCESSORS TO" in a rectangle with an eagle in a circle on either side, over "MARQUAND & CO." in a banner over "W.F" in a rectangle
Gallery Label
Belonged to Mrs. John Cryder (Mary Wright Wetmore, 1804-1874), grandmother of the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
