Object ID #18650223

Meriden Silver Plate Company

1885–86

silver plated, metal

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

An oval-shaped silver-plated bowl with radiating scrolls, reeded and fluted surfaces, and a scalloped edge, featuring a stem decorated with a setting sun and foliate patterns, terminating in a crowned "Assyrian" head. Oval shaped bowl, decorated with radiating scrolls on bottom half, forming reeded surface on obverse and fluted service on reverse side, and scalloped edge on both. Narrow neck and stem, decorated with diagonal reeding halfway down handle, meeting setting sun motif above banded section. Stem continues, flaring towards terminal, decorated with scrolling foliate pattern, including sun with scrolling rays. Terminating in crowned antique style "Assyrian" head with laurel surrounding neck. Terminal of slightly rounded rectagular shape, with subtle upturn. Reverse side of handle devoid of ornamentation, with plain polished surface. Museum