Cann Maker: Shepherd and Boyd (American, active 1806–30)

1819

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

4 11/16 × 2 7/8 in., 237 g (11.9 × 7.3 cm) Dismeter of lip
2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm) Diameter of base

Credit Line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection

Accession Number

1930.1291

Geography

Made in Albany, New York

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

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Provenance
Francis P. Garvan, New York, N.Y.
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. 2, pp. 163–64, no. 787
  • Norman S. Rice, ed., Albany Silver, 1652–1825, exh. cat. (Albany: Albany Institute of History and Art, 1964), 52, fig. 118
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Marks

"SHEPHERD & BOYD" in serrated rectangle on bottom

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