Raised shallow circular bowl with bulging sides, rounded bottom, and everted rim with applied seamed molding, under which two, rounded-face, keyhole-shaped handles are attached at an angle on opposite sides. Bottom of bowl is pierced with small holes arranged into eleven concentric circles, some irregular, around one at center. Struck once on underside ends of both handles "JOHN / BURT" in raised slanted serif letters in a rounded-corner rectangle.
Maker is John Burt (1692/3-1746) of Boston, MA; father of silversmiths Samuel (1724-1754), William (1726-1751) and Benjamin (1729-1805).
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