Sugar Bowl
Sugar Bowl
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- Description
- Two-handled, raised globular creamer with overall Chinoiserie and floral repousse chased decoration on a double-domed, circular pedestal foot with flared cover having a downturned, scalloped edge and reclining Oriental man gazing at object in his left hand for finial. Continuous landscape design around body depicts on one side two men in hats, one carrying a lantern on pole, walking towards each other at river's edge amidst five pagodas on both shores, a sampan at left and pine tree in left distance; opposite side has large pine and coconut trees bending over a bridge to form an empty reserve at center. Small, C-curve handles composed of overlapping leaves have bases of flared leaves.
- Rounded underside is struck above and below centerpunch "BAILEY & CO." and "PHILADA." in raised roman letters in rectangles, with "#135" scratched below.
- Part of six-piece coffee and tea service, DL*276317.0001-.0006.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- bowl, sugar
- date made
- ca 1853
- ca 1853 - 1857
- maker; retailer
- Bailey and Company
- place made; place retailed
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- place owned
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- United States: Maryland, Chevy Chase
- Physical Description
- silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 3/8 in x 8 1/4 in x 5 7/8 in; 18.7325 cm x 20.955 cm x 14.9225 cm
- ID Number
- DL.276317.0005
- catalog number
- 276317.0005
- accession number
- 276317
- catalog number
- 276317.1-6
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Marion Leigh Wells
- subject
- Beverages
- Coffee Drinking
- Food Culture
- Tea Drinking
- Chinese
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- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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