1970.0287 Posnet

Posnet

  • Category:

    Metals

  • Place of Origin:

    Newport, Rhode Island, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1713

  • Materials:

    Bronze

  • Techniques:

    Cast

  • Museum Object Number:

    1970.0287


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1970.0287

Object Name

Posnet

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Fund for Collections Objects

Place of Origin

Newport, Rhode Island, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Origin Newport, Rhode Island, confirmed by David Eveleigh, Curator, Blaise Castle Museum, Bristol, England; no Newport,England, posnets known.

Date

1713

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Handle; "S·C·NEWPORT 1713", cast

Materials

Bronze

Techniques

Cast

Dimensions (inches)

6.5 (H) , 15.374 (L) , 6.374 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.51 (H) , 39.05 (L) , 16.19 (Diam)

Object Description

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