Joseph Lownes
Sugar Bowl

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Maker Joseph Lownes (American, 1758–1820, active c. 1780–1816)American, 1758–1820, active c. 1780–1816

CultureAmerican

Titles

Sugar Bowl

Datec. 1790–1800

Made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

MediumSilver

Dimensions10 1/4 × 3 5/16 × 4 7/16 in. (26 × 8.4 × 11.3 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.61.11.2.A,.B

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

METALWORK

DescriptionPhiladelphia silversmith Joseph Lownes made this sugar bowl. The urn was as a favorite decorative motif of the neoclassical period, and the sugar made was an object perfectly suited to be rendered in that form.
ProvenanceJoseph Da Costa, by tradition; by descent to John Chalmers Da Costa (1863–1933); consigned to [Wm. D. Morley, Inc., Philadelphia, The Historic Family Furnishings of John Chalmers Da Costa, 3rd, December 15, 1930, lot 41]; purchased by [Arthur J. Sussel (1889–1958), Philadelphia]; Estate of Arthur J. Sussel; consigned to [Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Philadelphia & Other American Silver, Part One, October 25, 1958, lot 507]; purchased by [Ginsburg & Levy, New York, October 1958–January 30, 1961]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1961; given to MFAH.
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed on front: JDC

Marked on bottom: J Lownes

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