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Posnet
1713
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; United States; North America
Materials
- Bronze
Museum Object Number
1970.0287
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Fund for Collections Objects
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Object Number
1970.0287
Object Name
Posnet
Category
Metals
Place of Origin
Newport; Rhode Island; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin Newport, Rhode Island, confirmed by David Eveleigh, Curator, Blaise Castle Museum, Bristol, England; no Newport,England, posnets known.
Date
1713
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle
Inscription: "S·C·NEWPORT 1713", cast
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Bronze
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
6.5 (H) x 15.374 (L) x 6.374 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.51 (H) x 39.05 (L) x 16.19 (Diam)