Collection Highlights
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Milk pot
Object name
Milk pot
Date
1770/71
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/8 x 3 x 5 1/2 in. ( 13 x 7.6 x 14 cm )
Description
Wrought silver milk pot; inverted pear-shaped body on a molded circular foot with a chased waved band around the center and inscribed rings above; body all over repouss
Object Number
1954.42
Marks
stamped: below the rim, to the right of the handle: "W B" in a rectangle, lion passant in a rectangle, crowned leopard's head in a shield, "P" in gothic script in a rectangle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
