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Waste Bowl 2009-162,4
Waste Bowl, part of tea and coffee service
Waste Bowl 2009-162,4

Waste Bowl, part of tea and coffee service

Dateca. 1832
Marked by John Curry (1798 - 1868)
MediumSilver
DimensionsOH: 5 7/8" OW: 7 5/8"
Credit LineGift of Beatrix T. Rumford
Object number2009-162,4
DescriptionSilver waste bowl on stepped circular foot; applied oak branches with leaves and acorns around everted rim; engraved initials "ECM" on body
InscribedEngraved in script "ECM"" for Elizabeth Clifford Morris on her marriage to Samuel Canby
MarkingsMarked in relief "J.CURRY" in serrated rectangle and "PHILA." in serrated rectangle
ProvenanceEach piece is engraved in script "ECM" for Elizabeth Clifford Morris (1813-1892) of Philadelphia, married Samuel Canby (1811-1875) of Wilmington, Delaware on June 25, 1832.