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Bowl

Description

Raised silver bowl with 3 long claw feet, relief border, and applied leaf decoration on rim. Engraved with the Bonaparte coat of arms and monogrammed with the initials "PRB."

Date

circa 1870

Materials

Silver

Dimensions

7 H x 10.5 W inches

Object ID

1987.133.151a

Resource ID

8114

Notes

This three-legged bowl probably originally had a lid similar to the covered dishes in this silver service (1987.133.152 a,b). While Samuel Kirk and Son produced the bowl, the liner, which was originally gilded, was made in Paris.

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. & Mrs. John J. Neubauer, Jr

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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