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Creampot
Davis, Palmer & Co. (active 1838–1845)
Thomas Aspinwall Davis (1798–1845)
Julius A. Palmer (1803–1872)
Josiah G. Bachelder (American, active 1837–1870)
Thomas Aspinwall Davis (1798–1845)
Julius A. Palmer (1803–1872)
Josiah G. Bachelder (American, active 1837–1870)
1838–45
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 12.1 x 17.1 x 12.1 cm (4 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Source unidentified
Accession NumberRES.64.10.2
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CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Davis, Palmer & Co. offered a varied line of luxury goods to Boston’s carriage trade (see cat. no. 143). This large sugar bowl and creampot, decorated with melon reeding and heavy bud-and-leaf finial, retain some of the plain surface of the late Neoclassical style while boasting elements of the new rococo revival, as seen in the winsome asymmetrical bud finial and the dense foliage of the bracket feet.
This text has been adapted from "Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000," edited by Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward, published in 2008 by the MFA. Complete references can be found in that publication.
This text has been adapted from "Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000," edited by Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward, published in 2008 by the MFA. Complete references can be found in that publication.
DescriptionThe waist of the creamer ascends to a generous spout with an everted rim.
Marks
Davis Palmer & Co. in rectangle and Pure / Coin in rectangle stamped on base.
Ada Mark X
Ada Mark X
InscriptionsEngraved script T & / MAS
ProvenanceAccessioned September 23, 1964 from an unknown source.