Joseph Lownes
Slop Bowl

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

CultureAmerican

Titles

Slop Bowl

Datec. 1790–1800

Made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

MediumSilver

Dimensions5 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 6 1/8 in. (14 × 8.9 × 15.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.61.11.3

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

METALWORK

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.
Exhibition History

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed on front: JDC

Marked on bottom: J Lownes

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