Bowl
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Silver
DATES
ca. 1825
DIMENSIONS
5 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (14.0 x 18.1 x 18.1 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Struck on bottom: "BASSETT" in rectangle with pseudo-hallmarks of eagle's head above and below.
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
2023.77.3
CREDIT LINE
Gift of The Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc.
PROVENANCE
Prior to 2023, provenance not yet documented; before 2023, acquired by the Wunsch Americana Foundation, New York, NY; December 29, 2023, gift of The Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc. to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Hemispherical bowl with a collar comprising embossed half-round convex band below out-curving rim. Body sits on sloping pedestal foot terminating in short, horizontally reeded foot rim. Engraved on one side in script: JLB.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Attributed to Nehemiah Bassett (Maker) (active ca. 1795â1819). Bowl, ca. 1825. Silver, 5 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (14.0 x 18.1 x 18.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of The Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc., 2023.77.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2023.77.3.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.2023.77.3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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