Slop Bowl

• Artist: Tiffany & Company (Maker)
• Medium: Silver
• Geographical Location: New York, New York, USA
• Dates: ca. 1868
• Dimensions: 4 x 5 5/16 x 5 5/16 in. (10.2 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm)
• Markings: Stamped on bottom: "Tiffany & Company / 1516 / M Quality 925-1000 M / 2740 / 550 Broadway"
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: Inscribed on one side of bowl: "Presented to / Peter B. Anderson / by the / Old Dominion Steamship Co. / 1868." Inscribed on the opposite side: a large paddle wheel steamboat.
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5H27, 6B
• Accession Number: 71.144.4
• Image: 71.144.4_front.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2003

Catalogue Description:
Silver slop bowl, one of a five-piece service. Globular body with modified Greek key band around the mid-section; top opening flare outward with slightly molded rim. CONDITION: Six minor dents in body.