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Overview
Benjamin Pyne’s silver-gilt Monteith uses a notched rim to suspend glasses in water for cooling and cleaning between dinner courses. Removing the rim converts the vessel for serving punch. This combined function links its distinctive outline to dining practices.
The engraved arms and crest were altered to those of the Byam family later, according to Cleveland. Their presence does not establish the original patron. The catalogue records Rothschild and Corning ownership before the museum acquired it in 1965.
History & identity
Benjamin Pyne
Sources & representation
Institutional object account.
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Cleveland Museum of Art online catalogue: Monteith Bowl (1965.467)
Undated online publication; manufacture date and record timestamps are separate.
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- Primary institutional object recordMonteith Bowl — Cleveland Museum of Art 1965.467Research access: 2026-10-21
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