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Source 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.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
393706
label
Bowl
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
393706
contentType
object
title
Bowl
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.
date
1715–16
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q117244826
creators
8799
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 32.9 cm (12 15/16 in.); Overall: 26.9 x 37.5 cm (10 9/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
cul
England, London
accession
1965.467.a
Source extras
tec
silver gilt
tombstone
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
collection
Decorative Arts
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).
didYouKnow
The name Monteith is said to come from a mythical Scotsman named Monteigh, who wore cloaks with a similar notched pattern.
citations
citation
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
citation
Birk, Eileen F. "Current and Coming - Anniversary Year Celebrations." <em>Antiques</em> 90 (September 1966).
page_number
Reproduced: p. 286
citation
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
citation
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
citation
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
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Corning
updatedAt
2026-05-29 08:58:45.923000
sourceId
393706
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
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silver gilt
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male
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