It might be hard to imagine a time when ice was a luxury item. But for such times were made silver bowls like this one, found in the permanent collection of the Brooks Museum of Art. On this week's Culture Desk, curator Stanton Thomas describes this serving dish's unique significance in a Southern home.
About this work of art:
Unknown Maker
American (probably New York)
Ice Bowl, ca. 1870
Sterling silver
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art; Gift of the Decorative Arts Trust 2011.5
