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Woodwork from the interior of Colonel John Stuart's house at 104 Tradd Street, Charleston S.C. Cypress paneling from the drawing room showing doorways and fireplace with elaborate overmantle, showing French influence. The house was built in 1772.

Charleston Drawing Room, 1772

United States

G336

Coin silver tea service, Federal Style, consisting of teapot and lid, stand for teapot, tea caddy with hinged lid, fitted with lock and key, stand for teacaddy, covered sugar urn, cream pitcher, shell-shaped tea scoop, tea or punch strainer, pair of sugar tongs with shell-shaped ends; fluted design with engraved and pricked swags and medallions containing the monogram of John and Mehitable Templeman and all bearing Revere hall mark; teaspoons

Teapot, from a tea service, 1792

Paul Revere, Jr.

G350

tankard, engraved with monogram [J.M.B.] in shield on front body; serrated cover, scroll thumbpiece, cherub handle tip; reeded at base

Tankard, c. 1715

John Coney

G350

tea service, Federal Style, consisting of teapot and lid, stand for teapot, tea caddy with hinged lid, fitted with lock and key, stand for teacaddy, covered sugar urn, cream pitcher, shell-shaped tea scoop, tea or punch strainer, pair of sugar tongs with shell-shaped ends; fluted design with engraved and pricked swags and medallions containing the monogram of John and Mehitable Templeman and all bearing Revere hall mark; teaspoons

Sugar bowl, from a tea service, 1792

Paul Revere, Jr.

G350

coffee pot, vase-shaped with long spout and 'S' scrolled handle; base of spout decorated with leaf motif; engraved crest on body: body engraved on one side with a crest composed of a heart-shaped shield charged with a lion Rampant, ensigned by a cock and draped with delicate sprays of flowers

Coffeepot, c. 1770-1780

Benjamin Burt

G350

water pitcher, engraved inscriptions in various styles: [Be Just and Fear Not]; [Presented by the Massa/ s. Charitable Mechanic Association to Mr. Thomas Wells]; [In testimony of their approbation of his faithful service in the office of Secretary March 22, 1810]

Pitcher, c. 1810

Jesse Churchill

G333

tankard; flat engraved top serrated in front; corkscrew thumb piece; body decorated near base with foliate border; handle decorated with cherub motif; embossed handle tip

Tankard, c. 1710

Peter van Dyck

G350

Half-length, three-quarter position portrait of the captain as a young man in his early forties. He is shown half-length, seated in three-quarter position wearing a ruffled jabot, and dark suit with brass buttons; on his waistcoat is prominently displayed the bald eagle of the Order of the Cincinnati.

Portrait of Captain Enos Reeves, 18th century

Unknown American, 18th century

G337

wide maple bowl with wide splayed silver gilt lip; in center is a raised boss enclosing an engraved silver medallion of St. Margaret standing on a dragon

Mazer with scene of St. Margaret of Antioch and her dragon, c. 1470-1500

England

G350

one of a pair of entree dishes with covers; engraved with royal coat of arms, finials in form of owner's crest; gadrooned borders, high domed covers with gadrooned mouldings

Covered entrée dish, one of a pair, 1809-1810

Paul Storr; Manufacturer: Rundell, Bridge & Rundell

G350

Salt, 1640

George Gallant

G350

decorated with cut-card work on handles and body; domed cover removable

Chocolate pot, c. 1703

William Charnelhouse

G350

Tankard, c. 1707-1708

Robert Cooper

G350

hot water jug, stand and spirit lamp; silver; George III; band of fluting around body; replacement wooden handle

Hot water jug with warming stand, 1807

Paul Storr

G350

teapot, oval, with flat base and vertical sides, hinged lid with urn finial, and beading at base and shoulder; on the side, an oval shield suspended from a bow knot and framed with sprays and swags of leaves

Teapot, c. 1791-1794

Willliam Grigg

G333

sugar bowl, urn-shaped, covered, on square base, urn finial, bands of beading at rim and foot, and engraved shield topped by a bow knot and framed in swags of leaves, shield bears monogram [HM]

Sugar urn, 1791-1794

Freeman Woods

G333

teapot, globular body on moulded flaring base; on the shoulders an engraved band of scrolls and latticed panels; on one side a coat-of-arms, unidentified

Teapot, c. 1730-1740

John Burt

G350

tankard with cylindrical body, flat cover with serrated front edge; coin inset on cover (silver crown of Hungary; S-scrolled handle engraved with contemporary initials [PHJM]); corkscrew thumb piece; handle tip embossed with ram's head

Tankard, c. 1720

Henricus Boelen II

G350

one of a pair of entree dishes with covers; engraved with royal coat of arms, finials in form of owner's crest; gadrooned borders, high domed covers with gadrooned mouldings

Covered Entrée Dish, one of a pair, 1809-1810

Paul Storr; Manufacturer: Rundell, Bridge & Rundell

G350

Communion cup with paten cover, c. 1568-1569

George Kitchen

G350

footed salver with gadrooned rim and foot; engraved Dudley coat-of-arms; fleur-de-lis mark with circle in a heart on top beneath coat-of-arms; mark rare after 1705, so paten probably dates before that time

Footed salver, c. 1702

John Coney

G350

tankard, with slender tapered body circled by a moulded band about a third of the way up from a moulded base, domed cover topped by a finial; scroll handle, with an erect scroll thumb piece, terminating in an embossed cherub's head, an applied, moulded drop extends part way down the handle from the hinge, the front of the body is engraved with the monogram EMM

Tankard, 1710-1720

John Coney

G350

porringer, one of a pair, with shallow bowls slightly domed in center and handles pierced in keyhole design; handles bear the inititals [A*O]

Porringer, one of a pair, c. 1725-1730

John Burt

G350

porringer, one of a pair, with shallow bowls slightly domed in center and handles pierced in keyhole design; handles bear the inititals [A*O]

Porringer, one of a pair, c. 1725-1730

John Burt

G350

caudle cup with bulbous circular body flaring at the rim; engraved with a coat-of -arms composed of a shield charged with a double headed eagle (probably those of Brown or Browne of Massachusetts); two graceful open scrolled handles

Two-handled cup, 1690-1710

Jeremiah Dummer

G350

salver, square, on four legs; moulded rim and indented corners; center engraved with mantled shield surmounted by plumed helmet; within rim a band of engraved shellas and rosettes

Salver, c. 1740-1750

Jacob Hurd

G350

tea service, Federal Style, consisting of teapot and lid, stand for teapot, tea caddy with hinged lid, fitted with lock and key, stand for teacaddy, covered sugar urn, cream pitcher, shell-shaped tea scoop, tea or punch strainer, pair of sugar tongs with shell-shaped ends; fluted design with engraved and pricked swags and medallions containing the monogram of John and Mehitable Templeman and all bearing Revere hall mark; teaspoons

Sugar tongs, from a tea service, 1797

Paul Revere, Jr.

G350

tea service, Federal Style, consisting of teapot and lid, stand for teapot, tea caddy with hinged lid, fitted with lock and key, stand for teacaddy, covered sugar urn, cream pitcher, shell-shaped tea scoop, tea or punch strainer, pair of sugar tongs with shell-shaped ends; fluted design with engraved and pricked swags and medallions containing the monogram of John and Mehitable Templeman and all bearing Revere hall mark; teaspoons

Punch strainer, 1792

Paul Revere, Jr.

G350

tea service, Federal Style, consisting of teapot and lid, stand for teapot, tea caddy with hinged lid, fitted with lock and key, stand for teacaddy, covered sugar urn, cream pitcher, shell-shaped tea scoop, tea or punch strainer, pair of sugar tongs with shell-shaped ends; fluted design with engraved and pricked swags and medallions containing the monogram of John and Mehitable Templeman and all bearing Revere hall mark; teaspoons

Tea scoop, from a tea service, 1792

Paul Revere, Jr.

G350

tea service, Federal Style, consisting of teapot and lid, stand for teapot, tea caddy with hinged lid, fitted with lock and key, stand for teacaddy, covered sugar urn, cream pitcher, shell-shaped tea scoop, tea or punch strainer, pair of sugar tongs with shell-shaped ends; fluted design with engraved and pricked swags and medallions containing the monogram of John and Mehitable Templeman and all bearing Revere hall mark; teaspoons

Creamer, from a tea service, 1792

Paul Revere, Jr.

G350

tea service, Federal Style, consisting of teapot and lid, stand for teapot, tea caddy with hinged lid, fitted with lock and key, stand for teacaddy, covered sugar urn, cream pitcher, shell-shaped tea scoop, tea or punch strainer, pair of sugar tongs with shell-shaped ends; fluted design with engraved and pricked swags and medallions containing the monogram of John and Mehitable Templeman and all bearing Revere hall mark; teaspoons

Tea caddy stand, from a tea service, 1792

Paul Revere, Jr.

G350

tea service, Federal Style, consisting of teapot and lid, stand for teapot, tea caddy with hinged lid, fitted with lock and key, stand for teacaddy, covered sugar urn, cream pitcher, shell-shaped tea scoop, tea or punch strainer, pair of sugar tongs with shell-shaped ends; fluted design with engraved and pricked swags and medallions containing the monogram of John and Mehitable Templeman and all bearing Revere hall mark; teaspoons

Tea caddy, from a tea service, 1792

Paul Revere, Jr.

G350

tea service, Federal Style, consisting of teapot and lid, stand for teapot, tea caddy with hinged lid, fitted with lock and key, stand for teacaddy, covered sugar urn, cream pitcher, shell-shaped tea scoop, tea or punch strainer, pair of sugar tongs with shell-shaped ends; fluted design with engraved and pricked swags and medallions containing the monogram of John and Mehitable Templeman and all bearing Revere hall mark; teaspoons

Teapot stand, from a tea service, 1792

Paul Revere, Jr.

G350

set of 32 chessmen, sixteen red and sixteen white (natural); each chaessman stands on a carved filigree globe, within which are one or more free carved balls; the globe rests on small turned stem, and the foot is carved with double row of lotus design

Chess Set, 18th century

China

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Dining Room from Colonel John Stuart's house at 104 Tradd Street, Charleston S.C. The paneling is of cypress wood painted white and the overmantle shows the influence of the classical tradition in America during the XVIII century. The house from which this room came was erected in 1772.

Charleston dining room, 1772

United States

G337

Ladle; fluted bowl and bright cut engraving on handle; urn shaped shield engraved on end of handle

Soup ladle, c. 1783

Paul Revere, Jr.

G350

side chair; style of Sheraton; pierced splat, below a curved crest rail, displays variation and combination of urn and lyre motifs and drapery swags enclosed within narrow, tapering uprights, the whole surmounted by carved cresting; seat, serpentine front, upholstered in green satin; straight, square tapering legs

Lyre-back Sheraton side chair, c. 1800

United States

G337

Strapwork-back Chippendale side chair, c. 1760-1770

United States

G336

vertical pillar finely carved and terminating in female caryatid; the curved neck has an open face paneled in glass, exposing the comb containing the mechanism for strings and also the signature of the maker in brass; the body of mahogany is paneled on one side with bands of ivory in the center, and the opposite side is painted with landscape scenes; near the top is a drapery on which is also painted the signature of the maker; the pedestal box is carved and gilded and sets on an octagonal wooden box of a later maker

Harp, c. 1780-1790

Pierre Joseph Cousineau

G327

clock, long case; hood has scroll top and brass finial; painted domed dial framed by fluted columns with capitals and bases gilded; body framed by quarter round columns rests on feet in bracket form terminating in claw-and-ball and carved with acanthus; band of carved fretwork below dial

Tall case clock, 1773

John Strykes

G336

Chippendale style

Highboy, c. 1760-80

Spikey Leaf Carver

G332

individual parts of the bookcase have not been assigned letter designations

Secretary bookcase, c. 1770

United States

G336

sideboard, style of Hepplewhite; a central long upper drawer above two doors concealing storage space, is flanked by a door on either side; oval brasses. satinwood fan inlays at corners; six slender tapering legs, two at rear, four in front; the particular feature is the diagonal setting of the central pair of legs

Sideboard, c. 1790-1800

United States

G337

side chair, one of a pair; Sheraton type; open garland and urn back; striped pink and green silk brocaded seat, with serpentine front edged with double row of brass nail heads; front legs square and slightly tapered; back legs square and curved back slightly

Square-back Sheraton side chair, one of a pair, c. 1790-1800

United States

G337

side chair, Sheraton style; open back, with five slender moulded uprights in center, the three middle ones terminating in rosettes and the outer ones joined by moulding of crest rail; moulded slightly tapering legs, braced with four stretchers; maroon colored leather seat, serpentine front, edged with double row of brass nail heads

Bar-back side chair, c. 1805-1815

United States

G337

side chair, Sheraton design; open back of 'diamond pattern'; rectangular panel carved with drapery swags in center of crest rail; straight molded legs taper slightly; underbraced with stretchers; seat upholstered in green silk damask (modern)

Trellis-back side chair, 1800-1810

United States

G337

table, folding card; drawer with brass bail handles and key plate; square moulding and slightly tapering legs, called 'finger print' design; entire piece has moulded edges throughout

Card table, c. 1780

United States

G336

covered in gold damask (modern)

Lolling chair, 1780-1800

United States

G336

with tray top (raised edge cut from the solid piece)

Tilt-top table, c. 1740-1775

United States

G336

andirons, pair of; baluster stems supporting faceted square knobs and flame finials; two ball and claw feet

Andiron, one of a pair, c. 1760-1780

United States

G336

Portrait of Diana Mary Barker. Young woman turned three-quarters toward the spectator, with dark eyes straight ahead, raises left hand to pick a small pink flower growing in a pot; in the other, she holds some pink roses. Blue and gold striped ribbon, barely discernible, wound about dark hair. Fair complexion, aquiline nose. Greyish-tan dress, full elbow-length sleeves and undersleeves caught up with pearls and blue ribbon. Grey and gold striped scarf draped around neck; blue and gold striped belt with gold fringe. Double strand of pearls caught loosely about base of throat.

Portrait of Diana Mary Barker, 1766

Benjamin West

G337

Portrait of Mrs. Gardner Greene. Half-length portrait, three-quarters life size, of lady, with rose-colored bodice and flaring sleeves. White fichu. Dark hair drawn back from forehead and worn low on neck. Inner oval, broken at bottom, frames portrait.

Portrait of Mrs. Gardner Greene, 1770

Jeremiah Theus

G336

card Table, folding, hinged top; Hepplewhite design; corners of top cut in recessed quarter-round design popular during the last ten years of the century; narrow inlay of holly forms panels on legs; in center of skirting are inlaid two swags from which hang pendant husks; above the legs are oval inlaid panels formed with the same wood

Card table, c. 1790-1800

United States

G337

corner table, one of a pair; Sheraton design; decoration consists of lines of satinwood inlay on top edges on apron and legs - where husk ornament appears; inlaid panels on rear legs; N.B. Said by Lyon to have been bought and made probably in Baltimore

Corner Table, one of a pair, c. 1780-1800

United States

G337

Rococo cartouche-shaped frame with pendant sprays of gilded flowers and leaves at side; top surmounted by basket of flowers between Rococo scrolls; a small gilt moulding edges mirror proper

Mirror, c. 1775

United States

G332

card table; Chippendale style with cabriole legs, claw and ball feet; Holiday Traditions, Chas. Drawing Room (goes to Prov. Rm.)

Card table, c. 1770

attributed to John Goddard

G336

side chair, one of a pair, Sheraton type, central splat contains palmette springing from a vase-shaped base, decorated with pendant husks; known as a 'rachel back,' front of seat serpentine shape; front legs show 'spade foot,' also known as a 'Marlborough leg' a characteristic (in England) only found in the late Georgian period, i.e., 1760-1800; material is mahogany according to curatorial files

Racket-back Sheraton side chair, one of a pair, c. 1800

United States

G337

side chair, one of a pair; Sheraton type; open garland and urn back; striped pink and green silk brocaded seat, with serpentine front edged with double row of brass nail heads; front legs square and slightly tapered; back legs square and curved back slightly

Square-back Sheraton side chair, one of a pair, c. 1790

United States

G337

a very similar table exists in the collection at Mount Vernon; a. table; b. drawer.; Holiday Traditions, Providence Room

Folding card table, c. 1750

United States

G336

Chippendale style; damask cover

Chippendale sofa, c. 1770

United States

G336

this chair is said to be one of a set of chairs owned by Sir William Johnson of Johnstown N.Y; see Catalog card and object file for details; black modern upholstery with cross-stitch flowers. This chair has been reupholstered to have pink fabric covering the seat.

Side chair, c. 1750-1765

Possibly by Gilbert Ash

G336

lowboy; Chippendale type framed with carved quarter-round columns; lower center drawer displays pierced shell and foliate scrolls; ornate rococo carving decorates edge of apron and legs; cabriole legs with ball and claw feet; brass 'Bag Wing' drop handles

Dressing table, c. 1760–80

The Garvan Carver

G332

brazier; pierced with flared bowl on three S-scrolled legs; bowl divided into two compartments by pierced grid; wooden handle fits into deep socket attached to one of the legs

Chafing dish, c. 1760-1765

Daniel Henchman

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alms plate with broad rim and reeded edge; Townsend Eyre coat-of-arms engraved on rim (see last card and letter in accession file)

Alms plate, c. 1685

John Coney

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bowl has two scroll handles and stands on a low moulded foot; a plain compressed knob surmounts the domed moulded cover, engraved on the cover and body with the Crown and the initials of the Earl of Ancaster and Kestinen; salver-on-foot is plain and circular with moulded edge; tall circular foot with moulded base; center engraved with Crown and the initials of the Earl of Ancaste and Kestinen

Covered bowl with salver, 1716-1717

James Fraillon

Not on View
small circular drum

Argyle, c. 1778-1779

Robert Makepiece I; Artist: Richard Carter

Not on View
openwork, engraved crest in center

Cake Basket, c. 1754-1755

S. Herbert and Co.

Not on View
Adam design, monogram in swagged circle; spigot with ebony handle

Tea urn, c. 1790

England

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teapot; pear-shaped with a wooden handle; engraved finial and engraved band around cover on body; engraved crest on side.

Teapot, c. 1760-1765

Elias Pelletreau

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salver, pair of; lobed circular tray on three claw and ball feet; rim molded and chased with gadroon ornament; center engraved with a monogram consisting of the letters below a flaming urn crest standing for John and Cornelius Glen Van Rensselaer, in whose family they were until 1932

Salver, one of a pair, 1723

John LeRoux

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salver, pair of; lobed circular tray on three claw and ball feet; rim molded and chased with gadroon ornament; center engraved with a monogram consisting of the letters below a flaming urn crest standing for John and Cornelius Glen Van Rensselaer, in whose family they were until 1932

Salver, one of a pair, 1723

John LeRoux

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flagon, part of a communion set, engraved design of sun, cross three nails, and initials [IHS] and inscription

Flagon from a communion set, c. 1790

Matthew Boulton Plate Co.

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wooden handle, engraved crest on side, high domed cover

Coffee pot, c. 1710-1715

Edward Yorke

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tankard, slightly tapered, cylindrical plain body, flat cover with serrated front edge, and solid scroll billet, 'S' scrolled handle with fine hinge and beaded ornament in relief; reeded base

Tankard, 1719

Simeon Soumain

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cann; bulbous body; molded base; 'S' scrolled handle

Cann, 1735

John Burt

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caster, pierced top and gadrooned base, small finial

Caster, c. 1694-1695

attributed to George Garthorne

Not on View
covered, spherical with gadrooned borders, on four legs

Sauce tureen, one of a pair, c. 1822

Joseph Craddock; Maker: William Reid

Not on View
Holiday Traditions, Charleston Dining Room Six lobed rim with gadrooned border and crest.

Plate, one of a pair, c. 1892

James Garrard; Retailer: Garrard & Co.

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Holiday Traditions, Charleston Dining Room Six lobed rim with gadrooned border and crest.

Plate, one of a pair, 1892

James Garrard; Retailer: Garrard & Co.

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plain design, engraved crest, scroll handle A pair with 61.55.7

Cann, one of a pair, c. 1707-1708

attributed to John Fletcher

Not on View

Sugar Caster, 1701-1702

William Gamble

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porringer, large, with typical three perforation New York handle; family initials on base

Porringer, 1725

Simeon Soumain

Not on View
two-handled cup, lower parts of the body decorated with bands of spiral, twisting fluting over a shallow reeded foot; slightly flaring rim above a narrow band of gadrooning; scrolled handles decorated with beading

Two-handled cup, c. 1715-1720

attributed to William Cowell

Not on View
cream jug, pear-shaped, with shaped rim and folded lip; on three double-scrolled legs with flat, three-lobed feet; shaped scroll handle

Cream jug, c. 1742

Samuel Burt

Not on View
punch strainer with double scrolled handles and bowl pierced in a design of circles and narrow crosses

Punch strainer, c. 1740-1750

Jacob Hurd

Not on View
plain design, engraved crest, scroll handle; a pair with 61.55.18

Cann, one of a pair, c. 1707

attributed to John Fletcher

Not on View
flat top with scrolled front piece and serrated lip; scroll handle

Tankard, c. 1694-1695

Samuel Dell

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covered, spherical with gadrooned borders, on four legs

Sauce tureen, one of a pair, c. 1822

Joseph Craddock; Maker: William Reid

Not on View
cup, tumbler type, George II, sans base

Tumbler, c. 1759-1760

Paul Lamerie

Not on View
decorated with simple design of lines.

Bowl, c. 1679

England

Not on View
engraved with crest, wooden handle

Cream pitcher, c. 1750

England

Not on View
cup and cover, two-handled; slightly rounded at bottom, on a raised base with gadrooned band; the lower body is decorated with a deep band of repoussé acanthus leaves; the slightly domed cover, with a broad design of leaves in relief, is topped by a fluted ball finial; caryatid handles

Two-handled cup, c. 1702-1708

Bartholomew Le Roux, Sr

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caster, baluster shaped, pierced top, pine cone finial; engraved [D] on one side

Caster, c. 1760-1770

Zachariah Brigden

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Kussaba, or square shawl; patchwork of Kanee roomal type, with embroidered border; black star design in center, from which, on a red ground, blue vase-like designs with white sprays emerge; red is the predominating color of the field, orange of the border; Hindu (?) inscription in center of black star; each piece of the design is patched in, the edges of each patch being sewed and fastened on the reverse side

Shawl (Kussaba), 19th century

India

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square, indented corners, engraved design, crest in center

Waiter, c. 1724

Paul de Lamerie

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pint bellied silver cann with shallow flared base and reeding at rim; shaped handle finished at bottom with plain oval disk slightly bent at lower edges; inscribed on bottom; block caps between crown and dagger in shaped shield to left of handle; this cann, made for Isaac and Elizabeth Storer Smith, was the gift of Abigail Edwards, widow of the silversmith, John Edwards, and mother of Isaac Smith and of Samuel Edward's wife; one of a pair; see correspondence in Accession file for Edwards-Carter relationship

Cann, 1746

Samuel Edwards

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tankard, cylindrical body, spiral finial, scrolled thumb piece; plain handle tip; reeding at base.

Tankard, c. 1785

Benjamin Burt

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basket, minature, with swing handle decorated with a running band of punch-work ovals; the body has a narrow pierced band beneath the rim and beading at rim and base

Basket, c. 1780

Zachariah Brigden

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creamer, with scroll cut lip and S-scroll handle, on circular molded foot, monogram on front: [MD]

Creamer, c. 1775-1780

Joseph Richardson; Maker: Nathaniel Richardson

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cann, bulbous body and double-scroll handle

Cann, c. 1755-1760

William Breed

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