Collection Highlights
The Solitary Oak (The Old Oak)
1844
1858.75
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Cup
Title
Cup
Object name
Beaker
Date
1815-1830
Medium
Pewter
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 2 7/8 in. ( 7.6 x 7.3 cm )
Description
Britannia metal beaker with flaring sides, sets four to five lines incised on middle section and base.
Credit Line
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number
1964.76b
Marks
struck: beneath base: "YALE/BRITANNIA"
Gallery Label
Britannia standard marks are rare.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
