Punch Bowl
John East
(first mark entered 1697)
1719–20
Medium/TechniqueSilver (Britannia standard)
DimensionsOverall: 18.5 x 30.5 cm (7 5/16 x 12 in.)
Weight: 57 oz (1772g)
Credit LineGift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession number2001.85
ClassificationsSilver
InscriptionsInscription along rim on side "Donum Lanae Coactorum in Oppido Mancestriensi et Vicinia adjacenti Jeremiae &Ellin Bower Anno Domini 1719. Vivat Rex . ffloreat Artificium."
[Translation: The gift of the felt makers in the town of Manchester and vicinity. Jeremy and Ellin Bower. Year of the Lord 1719. Long live the King. May the craft flourish"]ProvenanceApril 27, 1993, sold by an anonymous owner, at Lawrence of Crewkerne, where most probably bought by Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)
