Beaker

Description:

Handleless seamed cylindrical cup with straight tapered sides, applied flat rim and plain band for foot ring; flat bottom set in. Engraved on exterior with monogram "B" in foliate script. Bottom underside struck once at center "E.COBB" in raised serif letters inside a rectangle. Partial, old red-bordered white paper collector's label on bottom underside.

Date Made: 18th century

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, BostonUnited States: Massachusetts, Plymouth

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Estate of Arthur Michael

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.383495Catalog Number: 383495Accession Number: 162866

Object Name: beaker

Physical Description: silver (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3 1/8 in x 3 in; 7.9375 cm x 7.62 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b1-0223-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_301023

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