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Covered Sugar Bowl

Dateca. 1755-1782

Attributed to Thomas Danforth II

OriginAmerica, Connecticut, Middletown

MediumPewter

DimensionsHeight: 4”; Maximum diameter: 3 5/16”

Credit LineGift of Scott and Debra Duncan

Object number2022-208,a&b

DescriptionCovered sugar bowl with a knob finial atop a domed circular cover with a stepped rim and a centering lip to the underside. Tumbler-shaped body with a thickened rim and a round, moulded foot.
Label TextThough unmarked, this particular form of covered sugar bowl is known to have been made only by Thomas Danforth II and is a rarity today.

Only living to see his 52nd birthday, Danforth founded a dynasty of pewterers which spanned eighteen descendants and four generations. When he died in 1782, his estate was valued at £2200, attesting to his success as a metalworker, and his name is still associated with pewter wares today.
ProvenancePurchased privately by the donor from the estate of a collector named Hartford.