Sugar Bowl
MakerAttributed to
Parks Boyd (American, 1771/72–1819, active c. 1797–1819)American, 1771/72–1819, active c. 1797–1819
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Sugar Bowl
Datec. 1797–1819
Made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumPewter
Dimensions4 3/4 × 4 5/8 in. diameter (12.1 × 11.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the family of Dr. James J. Butler in memory of Michael K. Brown
Object numberB.2013.31.A,.B
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Metals Study Room
Exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
This sugar bowl signals the arrival of neoclassicism with its discreet beaded detail that the pewterer probably added to the mold.
Related examples: Winterthur Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Yale University Art Gallery, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
ProvenanceDr. and Mrs. James J. Butler, Houston; given to MFAH, 2013.
Published References Ledlie Irwin Laughlin. Pewter in America: Its Makers and Their Markers. Barre, Mass: Barre Publishers, 1969. Charles F. Montgomery. A History of American Pewter. New York Dutton, 1978. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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