Set is in rococo revival style. Round bowl is ornamented with flowers and scrolls, worked in repoussé with chasing. Pedestal base with gadrooned rolled moldings on foot, collar and edge of bowl. Engraved with anchor, horse's head, and inscription: "Presented to Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry by the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York." This set of 15 pieces is part of a dinner service of 381 pieces presented to Commodore Perry by the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants of New York in 1855, in appreciation of his part in opening Japan to trade.