The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bowl

Date:: 1888
Geography:: Mid-Atlantic, New York, New York, United States
Culture:: American
Medium:: Silver and silver gilt
Dimensions:: Overall: 6 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (16.5 x 32.4 cm); 81 oz. 2 dwt. (2521.7 g) Foot: 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (20 x 20 cm)
Classification:: Silver
Credit Line:: Purchase, Cranshaw Corporation Gift, 2004
Accession Number:: 2004.273

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 706

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: acid etched on underside in various ornate scripts: THOMAS POYNTON IVES GODDARD / A MARK OF / GRATITUDE AND AFFECTION / From / JOHN NICHOLAS BROWN / HAROLD BROWN / and / SOPHIA AUGUSTA SHERMAN / April 21 [pellet] 1888 [pellet] lightly scratched on underside: 12[or 8]6548; 1113; 81 / 65

Marking: marked on underside: TIFFANY & C[superscript o over -] / 7358 M 661 / STERLING-SILVER (double struck) / 1975
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Who
Tiffany & Co. (158)
What
Metal (59,364)

Silver (14,056)

Gilt (9,043)

Bowls (5,014)
Where
North and Central America (81,404)

United States (78,109)

New York (2,785)

New York City (1,835)
When
A.D. 1800-1900 (80,185)
In the Museum
American Decorative Arts (11,825)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The United States and Canada, 1800–1900 A.D.