Covered sugar bowl or basin
Date1770-1800
OriginAmerica (probably)
MediumPewter
DimensionsOH: 4 7/16"; Diam (cover): 5 1/4"; Diam (base): 3 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1956-84,A&B
DescriptionSugar bowl and cover: acorn finial on double-domed circular cover with wells above first stage and between first stage and edge; paired incised lines on cover below finial and on either side of ridge of first stage; short bezel on underside of cover fitting within rim of body; circular body with convex sides with paired incised lines above center; body supported on short flared foot.Label TextSurviving sugar bowls or basins are much more scarce than cream jugs and ewers.Inscription(s)NoMark(s)NoProvenanceVendor: Thomas D. & Constance R. Williams, Litchfield, CT.
1691-1715
1765-1775
1770-1800
