Brandywine Bowl

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Brandywine Bowl

1698-1710

Benjamin Wynkoop (American, 1675–1751)

Filled with fruits marinated in liquor, brandywine bowls were passed between guests at birth and wedding celebrations. The delicate, foliate handles facilitated passing, and the stylized flowers chased on the sides gradually appeared on the interior as the fruit was consumed. A Dutch form of the 1600s, American brandywine bowls were made almost exclusively in New York City, formerly New Amsterdam. People of Dutch ancestry were their primary owners; this example originally was acquired by Nicholas and Heyltje Roosevelt, who married in 1682. As with other Dutch-inspired objects made a generation or more after the English took control of New York, Wynkoop’s bowl departed from European prototypes and featured a distinctive, local interpretation with a low foot and large-scale floral ornament.

Gallery 100, American Art, first floor (Buck Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Brandywine Bowl

Date:

1698-1710

Artist:

Benjamin Wynkoop (American, 1675–1751)

Medium:

Silver

Dimensions:

4 1/2 × 11 inches (11.4 × 27.9 cm) Weight: 15 ounces, 7 ounces (0.43 × 0.23 kg)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

On permanent deposit from The Dietrich American Foundation Collection to the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Accession Number:

D-2007-34

Geography:

Made in New York, United States, North and Central America

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