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Punch Bowl
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Punch Bowl

Dateca. 1765
Maker Philip Syng Jr. American, born Ireland, 1703-1789
Label TextA rare form in American silver, punch bowls were more commonly created in ceramic. A preeminent silversmith in Philadelphia, Syng created the inkstand from which the Declaration of Independence was signed. The bowl bears the engraved arms of Bartram and “J’Advance.”
Object number2014.24.39
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, An American Sampler, May 18, 2002 - July 4, 2005. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, American Art: The Stories We Carry, Oct. 20, 2022 - ongoing.
Credit LineGift of Ruth J. Nutt
DimensionsDiam.: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
MediumSilver
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Philip Syng Sr.
ca. 1750
Object number: 2014.24.40
Peter van Dyck
ca. 1720-30
Object number: 2014.24.43
Joseph Richardson, Sr.
ca. 1740
Object number: 2014.24.36
Jacob Boelen
dated 1691, ca. 1695-1710
Object number: 2014.24.9
Adrian Bancker
ca. 1725
Object number: 2014.24.6
Joseph Anthony Jr.
ca. 1795
Object number: 2014.24.4
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
William Forbes
ca. 1850
Object number: 2014.24.19
Adrian Bancker
ca. 1740
Object number: 2014.24.7
Myer Myers
ca. 1760
Object number: 2014.24.33
Joseph Richardson, Sr.
ca. 1760-70
Object number: 2014.24.35
Photo: Paul Macapia
Charles Edenshaw
ca. 1885
Object number: 91.1.127
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Daniel Boyer
ca. 1760-70
Object number: 2014.24.10