About the Artwork
Sugar Bowl
between 1790 and 1800
John Vernon
active 1786 - 1817
American
Unknown
Silver
Overall: 10 1/8 × 4 1/4 inches (25.7 × 10.8 cm)
Silver
American Art before 1950
Founders Society Purchase, Eleanor and Edsel Ford Exhibition and Acquisition Fund
70.614
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Engraved, on both sides: [shield with flowers in swags and a sheaf of wheat] W M A H
Stamped, on the bottom, in a cartouche with two hallmarks each in a cartouche: J V
Provenance
1970-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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John Vernon, Sugar Bowl, between 1790 and 1800, silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Eleanor and Edsel Ford Exhibition and Acquisition Fund, 70.614.
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