id:			119367
accession number:	1940.261
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.261
updated:		2025-02-14 13:29:47.594000

Cann, c. 1765–1775. Thomas Shields (American). Silver; overall: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); with handle: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.); without handle: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French 1940.261

title:				Cann
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creation date:			c. 1765–1775
creation date earliest:		1760
creation date latest:		1780
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creditline:			Gift of Hollis French
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culture:	America, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 18th century
technique:	silver
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Silver
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CREATORS

* Thomas Shields (American)  - fabricated by

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measurements: Overall: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); with handle: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.); without handle: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Scratched underside: "15-3" and illegible scratches
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CITATIONS

	Johnston, Phillip M. <em>Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
	page number: 	mentioned & reproduced P 142
	url:		http://library.clevelandart.org/opac/?func=find-b&find_code=OCL&submit=Search&request=29477961

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