Collection Highlights
Wedding dress
Date:
ca. 1712 with several alterations into the 20th century
Object Number:
1949.115a
Medium:
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Sugar bowl
Object Number:
1941.812
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 19 x 11.4 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the body: "Frank Jones" in script
stamped: on the base: in a circle, around scales, "MERIDEN/ B. COMPANY" and in a circle "QUADRUPLE? PLATE" all over "89/ U.S. A."
Description:
Cast silver plated sugar bowl with a tapered cylindical body engraved, "Frank Jones" in script; two cast, strap handles applied to the sides; maker's marks stamped on the base.
Gallery Label:
This sugar bowl was used on the steam boat "Frank Jones," later named "Fenimore."
Credit Line:
Purchase
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
