Maker
Paul Revere, Jr.(American, 1734–1818)American, 1734–1818
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Sugar Dish
Datec. 1755–1775
Made inBoston, Massachusetts, United States
MediumSilver
Dimensions6 1/8 × 3 5/16 in. diameter (15.5 × 8.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.109.A,.B
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Metals Study Room
On view
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
ProvenanceProbably made for Lucretia Greene (Mrs. John Callahan, 1748–1824, m. 1774), Boston; inherited by her daughter Mary Callahan (1776–1855); inherited by her niece Mary Timmins Quincy Hill (Mrs. Benjamin Pollard Winslow, 1813–1902); inherited by her son Alfred Erving Winslow (1839–1922); inherited by his son Charles Edward Amory Winslow (1877–1957); purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1956; given to MFAH, 1969.
Exhibition History"Women Shaping Texas," The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, Texas, December 8, 2012–May 19, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on side: M.C. to M.T.Q.H [Mary Callahan to Mary Timmins Quincy Hill] [added later]
Engraved beneath bowl: 13 oz, 12 dwt
Engraved beneath bowl: 13 oz, 12 dwt
Underneath body: mark of Paul Revere, Jr. [Buhler and Hood 1970, vol. I, p. 330, nos. 238–40, 243–47, 252–54]
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