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On Display: House - Queen Anne Dining Room
Beaker (Cup)
Daniel Christian Fueter, Joseph Leddel Sr.
1754-1769
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Daniel Christian Fueter (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1956.0521
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1956.0521
Object Name
Beaker (Cup)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Daniel Christian Fueter (Maker); Joseph Leddel Sr. (Inspiration for design)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1754-1769
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "N: / YORK" stamped in a conforming rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "DCF" stamped in an ellipse
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: "D / I·:·M" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, upper rim
Inscription: "THREE MORTAL ENEMIES REMEMBER/THE DEVIL POPE AND THE PRETENDER // MOST WICKED DAMNABLE AND EVIL/THE POPE PRETENDER AND THE DEVIL // I WISH THEY WERE ALL HANG'D IN A ROPE/ THE PRETENDER DEVIL AND THE POPE" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, bottom
Inscription: "This Gift is to my son R\[ob]/ Samuel by his father Sam\l/. Samuel N. York 14 March / 1778" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Religion associated
- Jacobite
- Political figure
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Engraved
- Wrought
Dimensions (inches)
3.15 (H) x 3.071 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8 (H) x 7.8 (Diam)
Dimensions (oz)
2.928
Measurement Notes
XRF testing indicates the body has this alloy: Silver 93.6%; copper 6.1%; gold 0.17%; and lead 0.14%. The foot has this alloy: Silver 95.8%; copper 4.0%; gold 0.11%; and lead 0.10%.
The troy weight is 2 oz. 13 dwt. 16 gr.
[Was the beaker an earlier (1740-60) French import at the 95.0 standard? AWagner]