Bowl with cover
Unknown Artist
late 18th century
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
5 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (14 × 12.1 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Pewter
Culture
possibly British
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1906
Accession Number
06.821a, b
Art Historical Context
This delicate **Bowl with Cover**, crafted from pewter in the late 18th century, invites us into the refined world of European domestic life. Measuring a modest 5½ × 4¾ inches (14 × 12.1 cm), its compact form suggests it was designed for serving sweets, condiments, or small delicacies at the table. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, this piece exemplifies everyday metalwork from a possibly British workshop, acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1906. Pewter, an alloy primarily of tin with traces of other metals, was prized in the Geo...