Bowl
Caption
John King (English). Bowl, ca. 1775–1776. Silver, height: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); diameter: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); diameter of foot: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc., 88.21.3.
Maker
Title
Bowl
Date
ca. 1775–1776
Geography
Place manufactured: London, England
Medium
Silver
Classification
Dimensions
height: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); diameter: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); diameter of foot: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
Signatures
no signature
Inscriptions
Above each swag is engraved. On front, in script: "To my esteemed friend / John Marshall Esqre / From Joseph Prentis 1793." Clockwise: a fox running in a landscape. Clockwise: "P" in script.
Markings
On bottom: leopard's head crowned / lion passant / u in gothic letter /I.K
Credit Line
Gift of Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
88.21.3
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