Ice Dish
Ice Dish
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- Description
- Double-bellied circular bowl on an ogee-domed pedestal base fitted with a removable, pierced, hemispherical liner with 18 holes arranged into two concentric circles around one at center. Flat-chased and repousse decoration on upper half of bowl features an opposed C-scroll reserve from which bands of flowers and leaves extend to the opposite side. Die-rolled bands of oval bosses and bellflowers at rim of bowl and edge of circular foot. No marks. Centerpunch on underside of bowl.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- dish, ice
- date made
- 1850 - 1875
- 1850 - 1875
- owner; user
- Washington, Mary Anne Hammond
- place made
- United States
- place owned; place used
- United States: Georgia, Macon
- Physical Description
- silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 7/8 in x 6 5/8 in; 14.9225 cm x 16.8275 cm
- ID Number
- DL.59.2194
- accession number
- 71656
- catalog number
- 59.2194
- Credit Line
- Mrs. Ellen Washington Bellamy
- subject
- Water
- Ice
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Food
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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