id:			393706
accession number:	1965.467.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.467.a
updated:		2020-11-14 10:03:16.046000

Bowl, 1715-16. Benjamin Pyne (English, active 1693-1727). Silver gilt; diameter: 32.9 cm (12 15/16 in.); overall: 26.9 x 37.5 cm (10 9/16 x 14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Corning 1965.467.a

title:				Bowl
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creation date:			1715-16
creation date earliest:		1715
creation date latest:		1716
current location:		203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Corning
copyright:			

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culture:	England, London
technique:	silver gilt
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Silver
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CREATORS

* Benjamin Pyne (English, active 1693-1727)  - fabricated by

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measurements: Diameter: 32.9 cm (12 15/16 in.); Overall: 26.9 x 37.5 cm (10 9/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
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support materials:


inscriptions:

	inscription:	engraved, center of bowl: arms, crest of Byam family (mantling and helmet were probably engraved at time bowl was made, crest and arms were altered to those of Byam at later date).  Rim engraved with Byam Crest (also presumably not original).
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* No legacy exhibitions.

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PROVENANCE

	Anthony de Rothschild
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	Warren Holmes [1841-1899] and Mary Helen Wick [1841-1929] Corning, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1965-
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fun fact: 
The name Monteith is said to come from a mythical Scotsman named Monteigh, who wore cloaks with a similar notched pattern.

digital description: 
This bowl’s notched rim allows for glasses to be suspended in water for cooling and cleansing between courses during a long dinner. The rim can be removed and the bowl used for punch as well. A year before Benjamin Pyne began this bowl, he was appointed Subordinate Goldsmith to the King in preparation for George I’s coronation (r. 1714–1727). Like much of his work, this Monteith bowl is characterized by its scale and simplicity.

wall description: 
This bowl’s notched rim allows for glasses to be suspended in water for cooling and cleansing between courses during a long dinner. The name, Monteith, is said to come from a mythical Scotsman named Monteigh, who wore cloaks with a similar notched pattern. The rim can be removed and the bowl used for punch as well.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. "Golden Anniversary Acquisitions: September 10 through October 16."<em> The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>53, no. 7 (September 1966): 181-284.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 277; Reproduced: p. 224, listed no. 14
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25152110

	Birk, Eileen F. "Current and Coming - Anniversary Year Celebrations." <em>Antiques</em> 90 (September 1966).
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 286
	url:		http://library.clevelandart.org/opac/?func=find-b&find_code=STIDN&submit=Search&request=0003-5939

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 151
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n175

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 192
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n212

	Lee, Georgina E., and Ronald A. Lee. <em>Monteith Bowls, Including American and European Examples</em>. Byfleet: Manor House Press, 1978.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 46; Reproduced: pl. 47
	url:		http://library.clevelandart.org/opac/?func=find-b&find_code=OCL&submit=Search&request=5099949

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