Cleveland Museum of Art

Bowl

Benjamin Pyne

Date

1715–16

Medium

silver gilt

Culture

England, London

Department

Decorative Art and Design

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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

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