Gorham Manufacturing Company
Covered Sugar Bowl

Public Domain

Manufacturer Gorham Manufacturing Company (Providence, Rhode Island, founded 1831)Providence, Rhode Island, founded 1831

CultureAmerican

Titles

Covered Sugar Bowl

Date1862

PlaceProvidence, Rhode Island, United States

MediumCoin silver and gilt

DimensionsOverall (Handle raised): 7 3/4 × 4 13/16 × 4 9/16 in. (19.7 × 12.2 × 11.6 cm)
Overall (.A, Bowl): 5 1/8 × 4 3/4 × 4 7/8 in. (13 × 12.1 × 12.4 cm)
Overall (.B, Lid): 2 1/8 × 4 1/4 in. diameter (5.3 × 10.8 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Mary Beth Baird

Object number2004.1292.A,.B

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceMary Beth Baird, Austin; bequeathed to MFAH, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Engraved obverse: "To / Ellen S Hutton / on her / Wedding Day"
Engraved reverse: "From / the / Rector Wardens / Vestry / of the Church of the / Epiphany / Feb 11th 1862"

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