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Rim for a Monteith Bowl

Rim for a Monteith Bowl

1715–16
fabricated by

Benjamin Pyne

(English, active 1693–1727)
England, London
silver gilt
Diameter: 32.9 cm (12 15/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Corning 1965.467.b
Location: 203A British Painting and Decorative Arts

Did You Know?

The name Monteith is said to come from a mythical Scotsman named Monteigh, who wore cloaks with a similar notched pattern.

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.
  • Anthony de Rothschild
    Warren Holmes [1841-1899] and Mary Helen Wick [1841-1929] Corning, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1965-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. "Golden Anniversary Acquisitions: September 10 through October 16." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 53, no. 7 (September 1966): 181-284. Mentioned: p. 277; Reproduced: p. 224, listed no. 14 25152110
    Birk, Eileen F. "Current and Coming - Anniversary Year Celebrations." Antiques 90 (September 1966). Reproduced: p. 286 library.clevelandart.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 151 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 192 archive.org
    Lee, Georgina E., and Ronald A. Lee. Monteith Bowls, Including American and European Examples. Byfleet: Manor House Press, 1978. Mentioned: p. 46; Reproduced: pl. 47 library.clevelandart.org
  • British Gallery Reinstallation (June 2020). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
    No legacy exhibitions.
  • {{cite web|title=Rim for a Monteith Bowl|url=false|author=Benjamin Pyne|year=1715–16|access-date=06 May 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1965.467.b