Sugar bowl

ca. 1795

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Silver

Overall: 4 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (10.8 × 11.4 × 16.2 cm)

Bequest of Catharine Augusta De Peyster

1911.43

The creamer was owned by Captain Abraham De Peyster (1753-1798) and his wife Catherine Augusta Livingston, the paternal grandparents of the donor.

DescriptionWrought silver sugar bowl; oval, boat-shaped body on an oval, molded stepped foot; applied reeded band around rim; engraved on one side with an armored head surmounted by a pine tree; engraved on the opposite side with the initials, "A C D P" in bright-cut script; no maker's marks.

Markingsengraved: center front: "A C D P" in bright-cut script

ClassificationsSILVER