Lorenzo L. Williams
Bowl

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Bowl
Datec. 1838–1842
Made inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumPewter
Dimensions4 5/8 × 6 9/16 in. diameter (11.7 × 16.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Barbara E. Butler in memory of her husband, Dr. James J. Butler
Object numberB.2006.20
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

As a form, this footed bowl is often interpreted as being a baptismal basin. At the same time, it seems reasonable that this form was employed for domestic functions as well.

Related examples: Brooklyn Museum and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.


Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on the underside: "[maker's mark] / PHILADA. (in a rectangle)"
Stamped on the underside ".WILLIAMS."

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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