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2009-162,5, Sugar Bowl
Covered sugar bowl, part of tea and coffee service
2009-162,5, Sugar Bowl

Covered sugar bowl, part of tea and coffee service

Dateca. 1832
Marked by John Curry (1798 - 1868)
OriginAmerica, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
MediumSilver
DimensionsOH: 10" OW handles: 9" OW belly: 5 ¾"
Credit LineGift of Beatrix T. Rumford
Object number2009-162,5
DescriptionSilver covered sugar bowl on stepped circular foot; round bowl with applied oak branches and acorns at the belly above engraved initials "ECM"; domed cover set inside top rim with molded leaves and berries and round finial of leaves and flowers on a pedestal; two scroll handles with acanthus leaves at terminals and mid-joints, and roses and acanthus leaves at tops.
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.