| Accession # |
1993.114.1 |
|
Maker |
Nicholas Roosevelt
|
| Title |
Creamer |
| Date |
ca.1760 |
| Medium |
Silver |
| Dimensions |
4 1/4 x 4 3/8 x 3 1/8in. (10.8 x 11.1 x 7.9cm)
Weight: 4.75 oz. (147.1 g) |
| Marks |
Stamped on bottom, in oval: "N.R"
Engraved in block letters on bottom, around mark: "H V W A" |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Wunsch Americana Foundation, Inc. in honor of Dianne H. Pilgrim |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 22, Shelf E (Silver)
|
| Description |
Silver creamer; pear-shaped body with serrated rim and short pouring lip; three cast, cabriole legs with shell-shaped juncture and shell feet; double scroll handle, slight grip, handle forked at terminal.
CONDITION: Normal wear and scratches. Foot below handle pushed into body; old break repaired with solder lower right; foot slightly bent. Long dent to left of this shell juncture; several small dents to body to right. Foot on front of pitcher has been broken and repaired with solder; dent to left of shell juncture; another dent to right of shell juncture on third foot. Pouring lip very slightly dented. Tiny dent to right of handle juncture. |
