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On Display: House - Empire Hall
Beaker
Samuel D. Rockwell
1820-1840
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Samuel D. Rockwell (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1979.0203
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Marshall P. Blankarn
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Object Number
1979.0203
Object Name
Beaker
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Samuel D. Rockwell (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1820-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "ROCKWELL" stamped in a rectangle with a stippled ground
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Eagle stamped in a circle
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: "C" stamped in a rectangle with rounded corners
Type: Inscription
Location: Side, exterior
Inscription: "RT" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Wrought
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
2.953 (H) x 3.051 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.5 (H) x 7.75 (Diam)
Dimensions (oz)
4.5503
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 282, no. 249Book: Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Information on maker and an example of the mark, p. 361Book: Darling, Herbert. 1964 New York State Silversmiths. 228 p.
• Information on maker, p. 152