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Creamer

Creamer
Object name 
Creamer
Date 
1787-1800
Medium 
Silver
Dimensions 
Overall: 7 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. ( 18.7 x 6.4 x 12.4 cm ) Silver Weight: 6 oz (troy) 13 dwt (207 g)
Description 
Wrought silver creamer; raised helmet-shaped body with a high pouring lip, low sides and the back rising to a point where it meets the handle; applied, beaded band around the rim; body joined to a high, oval splayed foot on a square base; high-loop strap handle tapers to a point at the bottom and broadens to angled shoulders near upper body joint; bright-cut shield reserve with foliate swags on the front of the body, engraved "J M A H"; maker's marks stamped on the side of the base and below the upper handle joint.
Credit Line 
Gift of the Estate of Louise Hardenbrook
Object Number 
1976.29b
Marks 
engraved: in shield reserve: "J M A H" Mark: stamped on side of the base: illegible strick in a rectangle, "I . V" in a rectangle with rounded edges, "P" in roman letters" Mark: stamped below upper handle joint: "I . V" in a rectangle with rounded edges
Gallery Label 
The initials engraved on this creamer belong to John A. Hardenbrook and his wife Mary Aymar who were married October 24, 1787.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.