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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1940.28.B
People
Thomas Foster, American (1799 - 1887)
Title
Beaker
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts, Newburyport
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/226369

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
8.3 x 6.7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Engraved in script on the side: C. E. Norton; on bottom, stamp with raised letters: T. Foster

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Charles Eliot Norton, gift from his cousins, 1849.
By descent to daughters, the Misses Elizabeth G. and Margaret Norton.
Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1940.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the Misses Elizabeth G. and Margaret Norton
Accession Year
1940
Object Number
1940.28.B
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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