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D2010-CMD-022. Sugar urn.
Sugar urn
D2010-CMD-022. Sugar urn.

Sugar urn

Dateca. 1795
Maker 1734 - 1818
Marked by 1742 - 1825
Retailed by 1742 - 1825
OriginAmerica, Massachusetts, Boston
MediumSilver
DimensionsOH: 9 5/8"; OW: 4 1/8"; OD: 4 1/8"; square base: 3 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2010-18,A&B
DescriptionUrn-shaped sugar dish with sixteen evenly spaced flutes and concave circular shoulder. Base consists of square plinth and circular concave foot. Circular concave lid is surmounted by a low dome and a circular urn-shaped finial. Sides of body engraved with narrow band of meandering vine above bright cut swags and tassels. Foot engraved with leaves and scallop border.Inscription(s)Foliate script monogram "JW" engraved on side of body.Mark(s)"WH" stamped in relief in rectangle on side of base (Mark "E", page 553 of Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmith and Jewelers (Yale University Art Gallery, 1998).
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