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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.306.1
People
Myer Myers, American (New York 1723 - 1795 New York)
Title
Cann
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1750-1760
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, New York State, New York City
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/149781

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
11.9 x 8.9 x 12.9 cm (4 11/16 x 3 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
David Berg, New York; his bequest to the Fogg Museum, 1999.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of David Berg
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
1999.306.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This cann has a bulbous body with a flared, moulded lip and foot. The handle forms a double scroll with a cast shell at its upper join to the body. The Livingston family crest and motto are engraved on the side. There is a monogram "L over R*M" under the base.

Publication History

  • David Barquist, Myer Myers: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York, exh. cat., Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, CT, 2001), P. 113, no. 29, illustrated in colour

Exhibition History

  • Tangible Things, The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Cambridge, 01/24/2011 - 05/29/2011

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