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Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
Related Person: Gouverneur Morris

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Bowl

Bowl
Object name 
Bowl
Date 
ca. 1865
Related People 
Retailer: E. V. Haughwout & Co.
Medium 
Silver plate
Dimensions 
Overall: 2 1/8 x 7 x 5 3/4 in. ( 5.4 x 17.8 x 14.6 cm )
Description 
Cast silver plated bowl; squat, globular incurving body flaring to a reeded rim; seated on a molded circular base; two cast strap handles applied to either side; front center of the bowl engraved, "Dean Richmond" in script; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the bowl.
Credit Line 
Purchase
Object Number 
1941.822
Marks 
engraved: on the front center: "Dean Richmond" in script stamped: on the underside of the base: "E. V. HAUGHWOUT & Co./ NEW YORK"
Gallery Label 
This small serving bowl was used on the steamboat "Dean Richmond."
Provenance 
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.