Sugar Bowl
maker
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
(established Boston, 1829)
silversmith
Unknown
Dateabout 1850
Place MadeNetherlands, Europe
MediumSilver
Dimensions16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.) high
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM21w9.a-b
eMuseum ID717004
EmbARK ObjectID14426
Original NumberM21w9
Previous Number624
TMS Source ID3218
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 182. (as Dutch, dated about 1850)
MarksNotes
Silver hallmark: lion passant with a small "7" or "2" in hexagon
Silver mark: "K" and "Z" above compass in square
Silver mark: Male profile head in circle
Silver mark (on base): "M" in circle; "K" in square
Inscribed (on side): Rose Show 1887
ProvenanceNotesAwarded to Isabella Stewart Gardner by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Boston in 1887 for her prize roses.
