Object Number 1972.0109 A, B

Object Name

Bowl and cover (Sugar bowl)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Earle R. Crowe

Creator (Role)

Thomas McConnell (Possible maker or seller)
1768-1825

Hugh McConnell (Possible maker or seller)

Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Origin possibly England and sold in Philadelphia, PA. This bowl may have been made or just sold by Hugh McConnell (Phila. w.1811-1813), according to a previous cataloguer.

Secondary Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1806-1813

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Foot rim, exterior; "M\c[?]CONNELL" stamped inside rectangle
2. Inscription; Foot rim, interior; "AJ 1806 TO MCW 1847 TO MCC 1876." engraved
3. Inscription; Body, side left of handle; "AJ" engraved in foliated script
4. Inscription; Body, side right of handle; "AJ" engraved in foliated script
5. Mark; Foot rim, long side, exterior; "Mc[?]CONNELL" stamped in a rectangle overstriking hallmarks

Materials

Silver

Dimensions (inches)

7.62 (H) , 7.75 (W) , 4 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19.37 (H) , 19.69 (W) , 10.16 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 402-403, no. 408 a-d
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. & Bartlett, Louisa D. 2008 Delaware Silver the Col. Kenneth P. & Regina I. Brown Collection. 355 p.
• Published marks and form: pp. 180-1; and 178-197