Individual Bonbon Dish

Individual Bonbon Dish

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Description
Small, Art Nouveau, repoussé chased pentagonal dish with slightly convex, cinquefoil well; no footring. Flared sides and everted rim with downturned edge are segmented by five sinuous ribbons overrun by a wreath of wild roses open at one corner, leaving an empty reserve. No monogram. Underside of well struck incuse with circular mark for "THE VAN BERGH S.P.CO. (arched) / ROCHESTER, NY (curved)" enclosing "QUADRUPLE / PLATE", and "5353" below. From a 7-piece set (one large and six small dishes) for serving bonbons ("sweets") or nuts, 1989.0184.11-.17.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Dish, Bon-Bon
dish
date made
ca 1905
place made
United States: New York, Rochester
Physical Description
silver plate (overall material)
electroplated (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 7/8 in x 3 5/8 in x 3 7/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 9.2075 cm x 9.8425 cm
ID Number
1989.0184.13
catalog number
1989.0184.13
accession number
1989.0184
subject
Eating
Nuts
Sugar
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Food
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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