2004.0052 Silver Punch Bowl
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Bowl (Punch bowl)

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Creator (Role):

    John Burt (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1740-1745

  • Materials:

    Silver

  • Techniques:

    Wrought, Engraved, cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    2004.0052


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2004.0052

Object Name

Bowl (Punch bowl)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum Purchase in honor of Donald L. Fennimore with funds provided in part by Mr. Denison H. Hatch, The Hohmann Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. P. Coleman Townsend, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John L. McGraw, Dr. Richard C. Weiss and Dr. Sandra R. Harmon-Weiss, Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Vieser and other friends

Creator (Role)

John Burt (Maker)
1692-1745
Pat Kane notes approximately 180 hollowware objects with his mark survive.

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1740-1745

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Bottom of bowl, inside; " JOHN / BURT" stamped in an ellipse
2. Inscription; Side, exterior; "John Greenleaf" engraved in script
3. Inscription; Side, exterior; "Kenelm Winslow" engraved in script
4. Inscription; Side, exterior; "Joseph Grant Junr" engraved in script
5. Inscription; Side, exterior; "Jonathan Mountfort, Junr" engraved in script
6. Inscription; Side, exterior; "Samuel Martain" engraved in script
7. Inscription; Side, exterior; "Lemuel Gowen" engraved in script

Subjects

Armorial device

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Engraved, cast

Dimensions (inches)

3.976 (H) , 7.559 (Diam) , 16.4024 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10.1 (H) , 19.2 (Diam) , 465 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

Capacity estimated at 4.5 pints.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Ward, John D. 01//2019 The Social Bowl: Punch and Punch Bowls in Early America. Washington Antiques Show Catalogue. 54-61.
Published: p. 58
[Book] Harper, George W. 1959 Antique Collector's Guide and Reference Handbook.
Page 54
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
Examples of marks and brief background information, p. 90
[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
Short biography on John Burt and examples of his work, p. 65