Object Number 1959.3356

Object Name

Caster (or castor) (Salt)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Benjamin Burt (Artist)
December 29, 1729-1805
Son of silversmiths John Burt and the brother of Samuel and William Burt. He married Joan Hooton in 1754. [Source: Patricia Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers]

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1760-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Body, exterior, side; "B ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) " stamped in a (rectangle)
2. Inscription; Base, underside; "B / I · A" with a pellet, engraved
3. Inscription; Body, underside; "X" with a dot, incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Cast, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

5 (H) , 1.929 (W) , 3.2805 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.7 (H) , 4.9 (W) , 93 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 63-64, no. 15