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22:49 10/13/2009
the maker is now known to be Robert Bonynge, Boston, Mass., middle third of 1700s
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Beaker
- Maker: Robert Bonynge
- Medium: Pewter
- Place Made: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Dates: 1760-1782
- Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (13.3 x 9.2 x 9.2 cm)
- Markings: (1) Impressed on inside bottom in center, partially struck stamp showing flower (rose?) [full stamp consists of circle containing, from left to right, "R" with dot above and below; crown above flower (rose?); "B" with dot above and below] (2) Painted in red on underside: "39.33L-171" [old accession number]
- Collections: Decorative Arts
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 45.10.124
- Credit Line: Designated Purchase Fund
- Image: Overall, 45.10.124.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
- Catalogue Description: Pewter beaker, highly polished; cylindrical body rises from narrow three-stepped foot; body flares out slightly as it rises, then flares again more sharply at top. CONDITION: Fair; overall light scratches and pitting; heavily discolored all-over; a few large pit marks around interior and exterior; foot and top edge slightly bent.
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