Cann

Museum Object Number 1961.0696

Object Name

Cann

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Bancroft Woodcock (Silversmith)

Creator Notes

As per Fennimore, Delaware Silver, p. 313: "Bancroft Woodcock is arguably Delaware's best known and most celebrated silversmith."

Date of Birth

1732

Date of Death

1817

Place of Origin

Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside, center; "B·W" with a pellet, stamped in a rectangle with wavy edges
2. Inscription; Underside, center; "VL / B R" with conjoined letters "VL", engraved
3. Inscription; Underside; "61.696" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Engraved, Cast

Dimensions (inches)

4.409 (H) , 3.937 (L) , 2.598 (W) , 10.8291 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.2 (H) , 10 (L) , 6.6 (W) , 307 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 474, no. 507
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on maker and example marks, p. 454, fig. b
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. & Bartlett, Louisa D. 2008 Delaware Silver the Col. Kenneth P. & Regina I. Brown Collection. 355 p.
• Information on maker, p. 348