On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
Created by
Linsenmayer, George
Used by
Wormley Hotel, American, 1871 - 1897
Wormley, James, American, 1819 - 1884
Date
1871-1897
Medium
silver-plated metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (Overall): 3 5/8 × 5 × 3 13/16 in. (9.2 × 12.7 × 9.7 cm)
H x W x D (Without lid): 2 1/16 × 5 × 3 3/4 in. (5.2 × 12.7 × 9.5 cm)
H x W x D (Lid): 1 1/2 × 3 3/16 × 3 3/16 in. (3.8 × 8.1 × 8.1 cm)
Description
A silver plated sugar bowl and lid, used at Wormley's Hotel in Washington, DC. The bowl is round, with a slightly flared rim. It has two (2) curved handles attached on opposite sides near the bowl rim and an attached, rounded platform base with rim. The fully detachable lid has a rounded knob at center and a spoon notch, and a smaller concentric ring around the top of the lid at its midway point. The bowl is engraved on one side with the name [Wormley] in cursive writing. On the bottom of the bowl is the manufacturer's information [MF'D & PLATED /BY /LINSENBAYER A1].
Place made
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Place used
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Type
sugar bowls
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Cooking and dining
Craftsmanship
Design
Local and regional
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Thomas Lewis
Object number
2013.104.2ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ec728d70-0a8f-4176-a476-ac13031c1cb2

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