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Cann

Maker: Myer Myers, American, 1723-1795
Medium: Silver
Place Made: New York, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1770
Dimensions: 5 1/8 x 5 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. (13.0 x 14.0 x 9.8 cm) weight (approximately): 403.73 grams (plus or minus .10)
Markings: Struck on bottom in script, in conforming rectangle: "Myers" Engraved on bottom with monogram: "HRC", the R raised above the line.
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 1999.24
Credit Line: Gift of Ann Walker Gaffney
Image: Overall, 1999.24_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Silver cann; pear-shaped body with plain, flared lip on applied, splayed, stepped foot. Double scroll handle with oval pads at upper and lower junctures, short strut at lower juncture and cast acanthus decoration at grip; forked scroll terminal below lower juncture.

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