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Sugar Bowl with Lid, from 4-Piece Coffee Set

Maker: Michael Jerry, American, 20th century
Medium: Pewter, cane
Place Made: Syracuse, New York, USA
Dates: 1959
Dimensions: 3 5/8 x 6 1/16 x 5 3/4 in. (9.2 x 15.4 x 14.6 cm)
Markings: Scratched on bottom in script: "M. Jerry 59"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1993.158.3a-b
Credit Line: Modernism Benefit Fund
Image: Group, 1993.158.1a-b-.4_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Pewter sugar bowl (a) and lid (b), with caning. Bowl has ovoid body raised on foot ring; straight sides; two opposing squared handles, grips wrapped in caning strips. Flat conforming lid with U-shaped cut out at one side to accommodate spoon; handle formed with two slightly splayed struts that support an arching grip wrapped in caning. Condition: Good; light scratches overall and some spotting; caning is loose in some places.

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