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Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl

This is a sugar bowl. It is dated 1798 and we acquired it in 1982. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Phelps Warren. It is credited Gift of Phelps Warren.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 16.5 × 13 cm (6 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

On underside of bowl: [1] Anchor, impressed (town mark, Birmingham) [2] “a” in pointed shield, impressed (date letter, 1798) [3] Lion passant, impressed (standard, England) On underside of the lid: [1] “W[?]B”, impressed (makers mark)* [2] Anchor, impressed (town mark, Birmingham) [3] “a” in pointed shield, impressed (date letter, 1798) [4] Lion passant, impressed (standard, England)

Cite this object as

Sugar Bowl Sugar Bowl; silver; H x diam.: 16.5 × 13 cm (6 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.); Gift of Phelps Warren; 1982-39-5-a,b

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