Beaker
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Pewter
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
Impressed on inside bottom in center, partially struck stamp: circle containing, from left to right, "R" with dot above and below; flower (rose?); "B" with dot above and below [in full stamp, there is a crown above the flower; indistinct in this object]
ACCESSION NUMBER
45.10.127
CREDIT LINE
Designated Purchase Fund
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 scratches, pitting, and spots of discoloration; mouth is misshapen and small crack; a few small dents around foot; a few dark corrosion spots around exterior and interior; oval-shaped yellow substance on interior, about 1" down from mouth.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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