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Luce Center
Beaker
Object name
Beaker
Date
ca. 1805
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 8.3 cm )
Description
Wrought silver beaker; raised cylindrical body with a slightly flared lip; applied, plain baseband; front center engraved, "M E B" in bright-cut script over "F Morris/ No. 27." in script; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Morris, Jr.
Object Number
1957.195
Marks
Inscriptions: engraved at front center: "M E B" in bright-cut script over "F Morris/ No. 27." in script
Maker's marks: stamped on base: "NFRANCIS" in a rectangle over the engraving, "C [G?] V P" in roman letters and below a spread eagle with a shield over its breast in a square
Gallery Label
The beaker may have been made for the birth of Mary Elizabeth Babcock (b. 1808) and passed down to Frances Morris, whose initials are also engraved on it.
Provenance
Mary Elizabeth Babcock (1808-1851), who married William Lewis Morris (1805-1864); to their daughter Frances Morris (b.1832); to her brother John Babcock Morris (b.1839), who married Mary E. Faitoute; to their son John Babcock Morris Jr. (1881-1957), the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
