Caption

Bowl, maker: William I Sumner fl. 1773–ca. 1807, goldsmith; circular, bulging vessel with flat bottom and flared upper edge; decorated on the belly with a wide band of relief ornament of acanthus leaves and flowers; materials: presumably metal; styles: Empire, Georgian, George III; ornament: acanthus leaves, acanthus ornament, relief decoration; date: 1804/1805; place: London, England, Great Britain; dimensions: height 8 cm, diameter 11.5 cm, weight 145 g; provenance unknown., A round metallic bowl viewed from above with a hammered and slightly uneven surface showing a weathered, matte silver color. The rim and upper sides feature a decorative band of small punched indentations forming a repeated pattern, also in silver. The interior center is flatter and shows areas of subtle scratches and scuffs in silver and gray tones. The overall background is a pale, neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_014

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Rights managed

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45.0Mb (789.1Kb) / 13.3in x 13.1in / 4002 x 3932 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl maker William I Sumner fl 1773–ca 1807 goldsmith circular bulging vessel flat bottom flared upper edge decorated belly wide band relief ornament acanthus leaves flowers materials presumably metal styles Empire Georgian George III ornament acanthus ornament relief decoration date 1804 1805 place London England Great Britain dimensions height 8 cm diameter 11.5 cm weight 145 g provenance unknown round metallic bowl viewed hammered slightly uneven surface showing weathered matte silver color rim upper sides feature decorative band small punched indentations forming repeated pattern also silver interior center flatter areas subtle scratches scuffs gray tones background pale neutral gray.