Collection Highlights
Batter pitcher
Date:
1798
Object Number:
1937.587
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Luce Center
Cann
Object Number:
1950.342b
Date:
ca. 1750
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 x 4 3/8 in. ( 11.4 x 7.6 x 11.1 cm )
Silver Weight: 9 oz (troy) 14 dwt (302 g)
Marks:
engraved: center front: Bancker family crest, two expanded wings
stamped: on base: "B R" in an ellipse
Description:
Wrought silver cann; baluster-shaped body on a circular molded foot; plain, molded band applied around the rim; cast, s-scroll handle with a plain thumbpiece, rat-tail lower terminus; engraved on the front center with the Bancker family crest, two expanded wings; maker's mark stamped on the base.
Gallery Label:
Engraved with the Bancker family crest.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Sr.; The Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. Collection
Provenance:
Purchased from the dealer Robert Ensko of New York by Waldron Phoenix Belknap in 1948.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
