Brooklyn Museum: Decorative Arts: Shaker

Shaker

Maker: Thomas Danforth III
Medium: Pewter
Geographical Locations:
- Place manufactured: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Place manufactured: Stepney, Connecticut, USA
Dates: ca. 1800
Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (14.9 x 6.7 x 6.7 cm)
Markings: no marks
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 66.74
Credit Line: H. Randolph Lever Fund
Image: Overall, 66.74_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Pewter shaker. Pierced domed top with beaded lower edge, pear-shaped body, short concave stem with molded footed base. On underside of foot is cylindrical projection threaded on inner circumference, into which screws round cover with milled edges and cylindrical threaded neck. CONDITION: Excellent

Collections: Decorative Arts: Shaker