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Pitcher (Cream or milk pitcher or pot)
M. Robert Swan
1800-1815
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
M. Robert Swan (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1979.0205
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Marshall P. Blankarn
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Object Number
1979.0205
Object Name
Pitcher (Cream or milk pitcher or pot)
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
M. Robert Swan (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per previous cataloguer: Origin previously assigned to Worcester, Massachusetts, but could be Worcester or Andover, Massachusetts, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
As per previous cataloguer: Swan worked in Worcester in 1775, in Andover in 1795, and in Philadelphia from 1799 to 1831.
Date
1800-1815
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Exterior, rim near handle
Inscription: Illegible mark stamped in a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, base
Inscription: "R·SWAN" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Mark
Location: Underside, base
Inscription: "R·SWAN" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, side of body
Inscription: "TSC" engraved
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Wrought
- Cast
- Molded
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
6.181 (H) x 3.15 (W) x 5.394 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15.7 (H) x 8 (W) x 13.7 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
8.2894