Metals
David Clayton (Maker)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1710-1740
Silver
1955.0136.077
Object Number1955.0136.077 |
Tea canister (Miniature tea canister)
Metals
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
David Clayton (Maker)
"Toys" is a word associated with miniatures in the late 1600s and 1700s.
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1710-1740
1. Mark; Underside; "D C" stamped in a cartouche of two conjoined circles
Silver
1.575 (H) , 1.024 (L) , 0.866 (W) , 0.4586 (Weight)
4 (H) , 2.6 (L) , 2.2 (W) , 13 (Weight)
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[Book] Houart, Victor & Smith, David. 1981 Miniature Silver Toys. 237 p.
• Published: p. 193, fig. 245
[Book] Houart, Victor & Smith, David. 1981 Miniature Silver Toys. 237 p.
• Information on mark, p. 195
[Book] Houart, Victor & Smith, David. 1981 Miniature Silver Toys. 237 p.
• Information on the design style, p. 190, fig. 241
[Book] Houart, Victor & Smith, David. 1981 Miniature Silver Toys. 237 p.
• Similar tea cannisters, p. 192, fig. 241
[Book] Grimwade, Arthur. 1976 London Goldsmiths, 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives from the Original Registers at Goldsmiths' Hall and Other Sources. 728 p.
• Information on maker and example marks, pp. 44, 179, 466-467, 474
[Book] Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution. 01/01/1983 The Smithsonian Illustrated Library of Antiques: Miniatures.
• Possibly published a photograph of this object (see Registration file)