American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

Provenance:

Dish with hummingbird finial: Patricia Smyth (1925-2018),

Art Institute of Chicago, 1983, Gift of the Antiquarian Society through Mrs. Nelson Edward Smyth (accession no. 1983.829),

Other dish: Elizabeth C. Learned (1842-1919, born Elizabeth Christie Brown, also known as Mrs. Rufus Frederick Learned), Natchez, Mississippi, by descent to her daughter Louise Learned Metcalfe (1871-1952), by descent to her daughter Louise M. Williams (1901-1993), Lake Forest, Illinois,

Art Institute of Chicago, 1982, Gift of Louise M. Williams through the Antiquarian Society (accession no. 1982.1458).

taller example: with some mild scratches commensurate with age and honest use, particularly evident to interior well, the well also with some moderate rubbing and surface wear / spotting, a few minute knicks along rim, the domed cover with a few minor dings, the pierced liner with some bending along edge, the center showing several lateral dings, sits flat, the cast and engraved details remain crisp overall; example with hummingbird finial: with some moderate surface rubbing and scratches commensurate with age and honest use, particularly to well and liner, the well with a few minor dings and one larger dent where foot attaches from underside- the same foot with dent to griffin body, the other two feet with scrolled element detached from body to underside; sits flat, the liner with some minor bending along edge and a couple noticeable dings evident, the domed lid with one shallow dent, repousse details and cast elements remain overall crisp and distinct

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