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Bowl and cover (Sugar bowl)
Christian Wiltberger
1793-1819
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Christian Wiltberger (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1956.0098.002 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1956.0098.002 A, B
Object Name
Bowl and cover (Sugar bowl)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Christian Wiltberger (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1793-1819
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Base, exterior, side
Inscription: "C.Wiltberger" stamped in a conforming outline
Type: Mark
Location: Base, exterior, side
Inscription: "C.Wiltberger" stamped in a conforming outline
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, side
Inscription: "MM" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Base, underside
Inscription: "oz dwt / 14'' 3" incised
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Dimensions (inches)
10.276 (H) x 4.685 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
26.1 (H) x 11.9 (Diam)
Dimensions (oz)
15.2736
Measurement Notes
Measurements above are of A and B together.
Sugar bowl (A) Height (cm): 16.700 Diameter (cm): 11.900 Weight (grams): 302.000
Lid (B) Height (cm): 10.200 Diameter (cm): 10.600 Weight (grams): 129.000
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 214, p. 220.Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 469, no. 501Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on maker and example mark, p. 451Book: Currier, Ernest M. 1938 Marks of Early American Silversmiths: With Notes on Silver, Spoon Types & List of New York City Silversmiths 1815-1841. 179 p.
• Example mark and brief information on maker, p. 153Book: Buhler, Kathryn C. & Hood, Graham. 1970 American Silver: Garvan and Other Collections in the Yale University Art Gallery.
• Other objects made by Wiltberger, p. 206, # 874Book: Falk, Cynthia Gayle. 2008 Architecture and Artifacts of the Pennsylvania Germans: Constructing Identity in Early America.
• Published: fig. 93, p. 179.Article: Minardi, Lisa. 2013 Philadelphia, Funriture, and the Pennsylvania Germans: A Reevaluation. American Furniture. 196-292.
• Published: p. 278, fig. 122.