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Posnet
Lawrence Langworthy
1730-1739
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Lawrence Langworthy (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Bronze
Museum Object Number
1960.0921
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0921
Object Name
Posnet
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Lawrence Langworthy (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; New England; United States; North America
Date
1730-1739
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Handle
Inscription: "LL·NEWPORT", cast in raised capitals
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Bronze
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
10.866 (H) x 20.236 (L) x 9.488 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
27.6 (H) x 51.4 (L) x 24.1 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat. no. 3 b, p. 70.Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 05//1975 "How America Really Looked: Metalwork". The American Art Journal. 7,1776 (1): 93-106.
• Published: p. 99.Book: Schiffer, Nancy N., et al. 1978 The Brass Book: American, English and European, Fifteenth Century through 1850.
• Published: p.335, fig.ABook: Barons, Richard I. 1976 The American Hearth.
• Published: fig. 74.