Sugar bowl Maker: William B. Heyer (1776–1828)

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ca. 1815

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

5 15/16 × 7 × 4 in., 228 g (15.1 × 17.8 × 10.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Carl R. Kossack, B.S. 1931, M.A. 1933

Accession Number

1984.117.8Ca-b

Geography

Made in New York, New York

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
Mr. Kossack purchased the three-piece tea set, of which this sugar bowl is part, from Mayflower Antiques, 952 State Street, New Haven.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 1984," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 39, no. 3 (Winter 1986), 70
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

sugar bowls

Marks

"W.B.HEYER" [Roman capitals, two sizes; periods] in rectangle on bottom; illegible mark at right may be evidence of attempt at another strike.

Inscriptions

"EH" [feathered script capitals] engraved on one side; two dotted bands engraved below shoulder; scrolled leafy vines encircling flowers engraved on shoulder; two dotted band with wavy bands above border cover.

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