Collection Highlights
Kerchief
Date:
1776-1777
Object Number:
1952.63
Medium:
Linen
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Sugar bowl with lid
Object Number:
1939.15bc
Date:
ca. 1810
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 8 5/8 x 5 in. ( 19 x 21.9 x 12.7 cm )
Silver Weight: 16 oz (troy) 4 dwt (504 g)
Marks:
engraved: front center: "AD" in bright-cut script
stamped: base: "J. Sayre" in a conforming rectangle in script
Description:
Wrought and seamed silver sugar bowl with lid; oval, boat-shaped body on a flat base, with an applied vertical band stamped with stars above four hollow ball feet at the corners; convex band below shoulder with applied star stamped band above; concave shoulder; high rectangular concave cover with an urn shaped finial; two squared and tapered strap handles with molded bands down their centers.
Gallery Label:
Belonged to Mrs. Israel Corse, Sr. (Abigal Cornell Doty, 1776-1854).
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadawalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
