Open sugar bowl with a machine border. 2-handled circular body based on Greek crater. Molded base edged with uneven gadrooning. Wide reeding with stippling and plain band engraved "R". Flat molded C-shaped handles with out-turned tips and a gilt washed interior.
sugar bowls
gadrooning
wash technique
gilding
sterling silver
stipple engraving (printing process)
silver (metal)
foliation (pattern)
scrolling foliage
Sterling Silver
Gadrooned
Stipple Engraved
Gilt Wash
Foliate
BOWL, SUGAR
On a silver bag label it reads: sugar cream- /Japanese silver/wedding present from Mr. and Mrs. Beaman.
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
3 x 2.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1453.1
Rhode Island (United States)
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