Detail of maker's mark
Detail of maker's mark
Benjamin Halsted Myer Myers
American, active 1731–1795
Sugar Bowl and Cover
c. 1756–58
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | rim: 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm) base: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm) Overall: 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm) Weight: 8.85 oz (250.9 g) |
| Object Number | 2003.4.163a-b |
| Acquisition | Bequest of Henry Morris and Elizabeth H. Burrows, 2003 |
| Status | On View |
Image Caption
Benjamin Halsted Myer Myers, Sugar Bowl and Cover, c. 1756–58, silver. Clark Art Institute, Bequest of Henry Morris and Elizabeth H Burrows, 2003.4.163a-b
Select Bibliography
David L. Barquist. Myer Myers: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York. New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery. 2001.
Yale University Art Gallery. Myer Myers: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York. Sep. 14-Dec. 30, 2001. Skirball Museum and Cultural Center, Los Angeles, Feb. 20-May 26, 2002; Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Jun. 20-Sep. 13, 2002.
Boston. Museum of Fine Arts, in cooperation with the American Jewish Historical Society. Early American Jewish Portraits and Silver. February 15-March 15, 1953.
New York. Brooklyn Museum. Exhibtion of Works in Silver and Gold by Myer Myers. February 2-March 15, 1954.
New York. The Jewish Museum. Myer Myers: American Silversmith. February 28-April 18, 1965
