About This Artwork

William Cowell, Sr.
American, 1682/83-1736
Boston, Massachusetts

Pepper Box, c. 1720

Silver
7.62 x 2.54 x 5.08 cm (3 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Engraved on side in script: "Sarah C. Wyer. 1830"
Engraved on bottom in script: "R*Wyer || Christopher Wyer"
On bottom, in center: "VC" (see file for more details)
On bottom, at edge: "3.8"
Maker's mark on top of body, near handle: "VC" (see file for more details)
Gift of the Antiquarian Society through Mr. and Mrs. Jules N. Stiffel and Mrs. Benton J. Willner funds, 1990.490

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Publication History

Antiquarian Newsletter, Vol. 1 (April 1991), p. 3.