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Monteith
1700-1760
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1961.0544
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.0544
Object Name
Monteith
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
The creation place was identified as probably England by a previous cataloguer [Lorena Baines 2008]. Stylistic origin could be Dutch. Further research needed.
Date
1700-1760
Materials
- Brass
Dimensions (inches)
9.5 (H) x 18.311 (W) x 15.874 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
24.13 (H) x 46.51 (W) x 40.32 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Gentle, Rupert & Feild, Rachael. 1975 English Domestic Brass 1680-1810 and the History of its Origins.
• Published: p.168-9, fig.236Book: Gentle, Rupert, et al. 1994 Domestic Metalwork 1640-1820.
• Published: p.319, fig.5Article: McNab, Jessie. 08//1962 Monteiths: English, American, Continental. Antiques. 156-160.
• General discussion of monteiths in broad range of materials