St. Olaf College 3D object collection ➔ "Mellby" silver sugar bowl
Earthenware/Stoneware/Glassware/Silverware
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A silver sugar bowl with two side handles and an octagon-shaped body and base. Simple ornamentation lines the rim and side. A piece of tan tape with "Mellby" handwritten on it obscures the maker's mark on the bottom. The metal exhibits some oxidation.
A silver sugar bowl with two side handles and an octagon-shaped body and base. Simple ornamentation lines the rim and side. A piece of tan tape with "Mellby" handwritten on it obscures the maker's mark on the bottom. The metal exhibits some oxidation.
Archives Work Area ➔ 250J
Saint Olaf College Facilities donated this bowl along with other objects from the President's house.
"Mellby" could refer to Mellby Hall, where the bowl may have been used.
A note with this and other donated silverware reads, "FINE OLD ENGLISH SILVER | HANDMADE COFFEE POT. | PLAIN SWELLING BODY ON | COLLET FOOT - LEAF AND SCROLL | DECORATED SPOUT, HAVING | FAITHFUL COPIES OF GEORGE II | PERIOD- | AN OLD ENGLISH PLATE | CIRCULAR SALVER, HAVING | ENGRAVED CENTER, SHAPED | EDGES ENDING IN GADREEN | MOUNTS. | MADE IN ENGLAND, CIRCA 1895 | SHAPED DOME COVER AND | GADROON MOUNTS. | WOODEN SCROLL HANDLE. | MADE IN LONDON 1897 | BY CHARLES STUART HARRIS | CREAM AND SUGAR MADE AT | LATER DATE - ALL PIECES | 13799 | 11160 | 15025".
"Mellby" could refer to Mellby Hall, where the bowl may have been used.
A note with this and other donated silverware reads, "FINE OLD ENGLISH SILVER | HANDMADE COFFEE POT. | PLAIN SWELLING BODY ON | COLLET FOOT - LEAF AND SCROLL | DECORATED SPOUT, HAVING | FAITHFUL COPIES OF GEORGE II | PERIOD- | AN OLD ENGLISH PLATE | CIRCULAR SALVER, HAVING | ENGRAVED CENTER, SHAPED | EDGES ENDING IN GADREEN | MOUNTS. | MADE IN ENGLAND, CIRCA 1895 | SHAPED DOME COVER AND | GADROON MOUNTS. | WOODEN SCROLL HANDLE. | MADE IN LONDON 1897 | BY CHARLES STUART HARRIS | CREAM AND SUGAR MADE AT | LATER DATE - ALL PIECES | 13799 | 11160 | 15025".
Facilities (donor)
sugar bowls
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