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Cann
Bancroft Woodcock
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bancroft Woodcock (Silversmith)
Place of Origin
Wilmington; Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1961.0695
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.0695
Object Name
Cann
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Bancroft Woodcock (Silversmith)
Place of Origin
Wilmington; Delaware; New Castle; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "B·W" with a pellet, stamped in a rectangle with wavy edges
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: "S / B * S" with an eight point star, crudely engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: "61.695"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Wrought
- Engraved
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
5.236 (H) x 3.346 (W) x 4.961 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.3 (H) x 8.5 (W) x 12.6 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
11.2524
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 473, no. 505Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on maker and example marks, p. 454, fig. bBook: Fennimore, Donald L. & Bartlett, Louisa D. 2008 Delaware Silver the Col. Kenneth P. & Regina I. Brown Collection. 355 p.
• Information on maker, p. 348