Waste Bowl
Dateca. 1795
Maker
John McMullin
1765 - 1843
MediumSilver
DimensionsHeight: 4 5/8”; Rim: 7” x 5 3/8"
Credit LineGift of Kay Justice Ridinger in memory and honor of Charles W. Ridinger III
Object number2021-84
DescriptionSilver waste bowl with an ovoid boat-shaped body decorated with four tapering panels of reeds separated by four plain panels, and an engraved band of foliage below the moulded rim. Its ovoid foot has a shaped edge and is embellished with two double bands of pricking. A vacant oval within a wreath is engraved on the front panel.Inscription(s)A weight mark of "oz 13=12" is scratched into the bottom of the foot.Mark(s)Struck with "I•M.cMullin" in italicized relief within a rectangle on the back of the outside of the foot.
ca. 1745
