Collection Highlights
Thoughts on African Colonization
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.E448.G24.1832
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Beaker
Object Number:
INV.14168
Date:
1762
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 8.3 x 7.9 cm )
Marks:
Maker's Mark: stamped on the base: "D" roman, three crowns in an ellipse, "P/ CT" in a shamrock, and a castle in a shield surround.
Description:
Wrought silver beaker; circular body tapering from the wide, flared lip to the applied, circular footring; applied, meander-wire bands above the foot and below the rim; wheel turned foliate cartouches around the body; maker's marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Townsend Lawrence
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
