Sugar Urn
Artist/Culture
Paul Revere
American, 1735–1818
Dateabout 1795
Mediumsilver
Dimensions25.3 × 11.4 cm (9 15/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Markingson edge of plinth, 'REVERE' in uneven rectangle
Credit LineGift of The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of UnumProvident Corporation
Object number1999.464
Descriptionfluted body on high splayer circular foot, on square base, bud finial on cover, chased and engraved decorationLabel TextToday, Paul Revere is celebrated as a hero of the American Revolution largely due to an 1860 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, America's leading poet of the 19th century. This poem relates Revere's actions in alerting communities around Boston of advancing British troops on the night of April 18, 1775—although Longfellow embellished some parts of the story and made no mention of the other messengers.While indeed active in the patriot cause, Revere was best-known during his lifetime as a respected metalsmith and printmaker and, later, as an innovative businessman who pioneered industrial techniques in copper manufacturing. Rvere's silversmithing activities are well-represented in the Museum's collection with objects spanning his career from the 1750s to the early 1800s, including this sugar bowl.ProvenanceCharles Hitchcock Tyler Collection
Acquired from the above by the Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, UnumProvident, December 1, 1960
Gift of the Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of UnumProvident Corporation
On View
On viewCurrent Location
- Exhibition Location Gallery 3001
