Sugar Bowl
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 8 15/16 x 7 1/8 x 5 5/16 in. (22.7 x 18.1 x 13.5 cm); 25 oz. (776.9 g) Foot: Diam. 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm) Body: H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); 21 oz. 8 dwt. (664.9 g) Cover: 2 1/8 x 3 9/16 in. (5.4 x 9 cm); 3 oz. 12 dwt. (112 g)
Classification
Sugar Bowl
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. F. R. Lefferts, 1969
Accession Number
69.141.2a, b
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite silver sugar bowl, crafted 1850 by the New York silversmith Ball, Tompkins and in collaboration with John C., exemplifies the opulence of mid-19th-century American domestic silver. Measuring nearly 9 inches tall and weighing a substantial 25 ounces, it was designed for affluent households, where such pieces formed part of elaborate tea services symbolizing wealth and refined taste. The Rococo Revival style, popular during this era, is evident in its ornate form, likely adorned with grape motifs—a tag highlighting the lush, naturalistic fruit clusters that evoked abundance and th...
About the Artist
Ball, Tompkins and Black|John C. Moore (American|American) · 1826 |1839 –1863 |1851
baptized 1799, active New York, 1826–63|active 1839–51