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On Display: House - Eagle Room
Beaker
John Lynch
1790-1840
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Lynch (Maker)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1961.0959.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.0959.001
Object Name
Beaker
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
John Lynch (Maker)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1790-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "[I·LY]NCH" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Interior, bottom
Inscription: Illegible rectangular mark
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Molded
- Wrought
Dimensions (inches)
3.622 (H) x 3.11 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.2 (H) x 7.9 (Diam)
Dimensions (oz)
3.8449
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 395, no. 396Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 281Book: McGrew, John R. 2004 Manufacturers' Marks on American Coin Silver. 176.
• Description of mark and some background information, p. 90