Two Beakers Maker: William Moulton IV (American, 1772–1861)

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ca. 1800–1810

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

3 1/2 × 48 in., 4 oz. (8.9 × 121.9 cm, 80 dwt)
b: 4 g (80 dwt)
diameter of lip: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mary B. Smith

Accession Number

1942.14a-b

Geography

Made in Newburyport, Massachusetts

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Gift in 1942 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography

  • Kathryn C. Buhler and Graham Hood, American Silver in the Yale University Art Gallery, 2 vols. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1970), vol. 1, p. 221, no. 305.

Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

beakers (drinking vessels)

Marks

"W. MOULTON" in rectangle on bottom.

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