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Waste Bowl

Dateca. 1812-1830

Maker William G. Forbes 1751-1840

Maker Moritz Fürst 1782 - 1840

OriginAmerica, New York, New York City

MediumSilver

DimensionsHeight: 5"; Diameter at mouth: 6"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, Hugh Trumbull Adams Fund

Object number2025-130,2

DescriptionSilver waste bowl with a lobed, oval body topped by a broad milled band composed of an undulating grape vine in relief. Its round foot is edged in a narrow milled banding depicting a row of scallop shells, also in relief.Label TextOf a style which was extremely popular in large American cities during the second decade of the nineteenth century, this cream pot and waste bowl are the surviving components of an exceptional hot beverage service. Though wrought by a prolific New York City silversmith, these two pieces are remarkable for the milled bandings incorporated into their mid-sections.

The dies used to create these broad bands, pressed with an undulating grapevine in relief were cut by Moritz Fürst, a Jewish medalist, artist, and die-cutter who came to the United States from what is now Slovakia in 1807.

Today, Fürst is known for the superlative dies he cut for thirty three patriotic, military, and Presidential medals struck at the United States Mint. His best works are his War of 1812 series, along with his portrait medals of Dr. Benjamin Rush and Presidents Monroe and John Quincy Adams.Inscription(s)Body engraved with the owner's initials EWP in script cypher, below the top milled band on the side.Mark(s)I.W.FORBES in relief within a rectangle struck twice within the foot, flanking the centering punch. Top milled banding pressed with FURST.F in relief along the lower border.