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Monteith Bowl
The collection record classifies this work as silver. It is dated 1715–16. Recorded culture or place: England, London.
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- Museum title
- Monteith Bowl
- Date
- 1715–16
- Culture / origin
- England, London
- Materials and technique
- silver gilt
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 32.9 cm (12 15/16 in.); Overall: 26.9 x 37.5 cm (10 9/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Benjamin Pyne (English, active 1693–1727)
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1965.467
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
This bowl’s notched rim allows for glasses to be suspended in water for cooling and cleansing between courses during a long dinner. The rim can be removed and the bowl used for punch as well. A year before Benjamin Pyne began this bowl, he was appointed Subordinate Goldsmith to the King in preparation for George I’s coronation (r. 1714–1727). Like much of his work, this Monteith bowl is characterized by its scale and simplicity.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Corning · CC0
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