Punch Bowl (monteith)
Artist
Charles Stuart Harris
(English)
Date1897
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 × 27 1/2 × 15 inches (29.21 × 69.85 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. David M. Lighton
Object number57-123
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DescriptionOval form, rim with 12 stepped scallops each surmounted by a shell and edged by strapwork border. Four, five-clawed feet, beneath winged female torso and dragon head; wide relief in center of each long side: one, seated Neptune, horses, and putti; the other, three mermaids or sirens. Flanking scrolled term handles on short sides, pairs of small reliefs representing the four seasons: ice skater, reaper, shepherd, girl with bird. Swags between reliefs; repoussé scale patterns with loops beneath handles. Gold-wash interior.
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