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Beaker

Maker: Edward Danforth
Medium: Pewter
Place Made: Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Dates: 1788-1794
Dimensions: 5 1/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (13 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
Markings: Partially impressed on inside bottom, figure-8 shaped stamp with beaded border containing lion rampant flanked by the letters "E" and "D"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 45.10.118.2
Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
Image: Overall, 45.10.118.2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

Catalogue Description: Highly polished pewter beaker; cylindrical form with banded foot rim, flares out at mouth, banded lip. Condition: Good; light scratching and a few dings, slightly misshapen around mouth.

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