Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sugar bowl
Object Number:
INV.14509ab
Date:
1893-1931
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 13 x 11.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the base: "STERLING" above a winged dragon with a curled tail over "399/ W"
Description:
Cast silver sugar bowl with a cobalt glass insert; circular, bowl-shaped body with a pierced geometric band below the applied, reeded rim; seated on four cast paw feet with shell joints; hinged, reeded handle attached to either side of the rim; bowl-shaped molded cobalt glass insert; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
