William Thomson (working 1809-1845). Sugar Bowl, ca. 1820. Silver, 7 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (20 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Chester Dale, 64.76.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 64.76.1-.4_bw.jpg)
William Thomson (working 1809-1845). Sugar Bowl, ca. 1820. Silver, 7 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (20 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Chester Dale, 64.76.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 64.76.1_64.76.2_64.76.3_64.76.4_acetate_bw.jpg)
Sugar Bowl
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Silver
DATES
ca. 1820
DIMENSIONS
7 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (20 x 23.5 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
"W. Thomson" [twice, in script]
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
64.76.3
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. Chester Dale
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Part of a four-piece service. Squat two-handled oval-based silver sugar bowl with separate cover. A seated lamb is finial on dome of cover over repoussé foliate pattern. A continuous band of bundles of wheat is the border around the lip and the bottom and top of the foot of the bowl. Around the shoulder is a repeating band of: bundles of wheat, windmill, beehives, water mill, haystack cover, scythe and hatchel, rake and plow, wagon and homestead. The two handles are plain, curving ear-shaped in rococo spirit.
CONDITION: Some bumps.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
William Thomson (working 1809-1845). Sugar Bowl, ca. 1820. Silver, 7 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (20 x 23.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Chester Dale, 64.76.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 64.76.1-.4_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
group, 64.76.1-.4_bw.jpg.
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