Bowl
Dateca. 1760
Maker
Myer Myers
American, 1723-1795
Label TextA leading silversmith and entrepreneur in New York, Myer Myers was the British-Empire's first native Jewish resident formally trained and working in the art of silversmithing. Most European countries prohibited Jews from working with precious metals.
Object number2014.24.33
ProvenanceAnn Gillooly, Jackson/Gillooly, March 21, 1986
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "An American Sampler" May 18, 2002 - July 4, 2005
New Haven, CT, Yale University Art Gallery, Myer Myers: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York, September 14 - December 30, 2001; Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA, February 20 - May 26, 2002 and Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Delaware, June 20 - September 13, 2002.Published ReferencesBarquest, David L., Myer Myers: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001, no. 70, p. 166Credit LineGift of Ruth J. Nutt
Dimensionsheight: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Diam.: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
MediumSilver
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