Covered soup tureen
Manufacturer
Ball, Black & Co.
(American, circa 1851 - 1876)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1860
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 15 3/4 x 11 1/2 x 16 in. (40 x 29.2 x 40.6 cm)
InscribedStamped on bottom: Ball, Black & Co./New York/169/English Sterling. Shield on cover engraved with initials "MRM".
Credit LineMuseum purchase and Jack Forker Chrysler Memorial Fund Purchase
Object number75.72.5
Not on view
DescriptionCovered soup tureen; tall elliptical tureen rising and flaring out from a smaller foot. Handles formed of animal heads (lion?) with suspended ring handles with a vine design. Head of a woman at rim on each side in high relief. Finial of the dome-shaped cover is a recumbant animal (lion?) with shield in paw; engraved with initials.Exhibition HistorySILVER FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, Decorative Arts Gallery, September 16, 1993-February 11, 1994 Published References"Treasures for the Table; Silver from the Chrysler Museum", 6/15-8/6/89
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