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Still
Michael Baker Jr.
1813-1824
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Michael Baker Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Copper
- Lead
- Iron
Museum Object Number
1990.0028
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1990.0028
Object Name
Still
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Michael Baker Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1813-1824
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: On the body
Inscription: "M. BAKER J\r.", stamped
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Copper
- Lead
- Iron
Dimensions (inches)
33.752 (H) x 42 (W) x 26.732 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
85.73 (H) x 106.68 (W) x 67.9 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L. 1996 Metalwork in Early America: Copper and Its Alloys from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: cat. no. 18, pp. 88-89.Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 02//1995 Copper in Early America. Antiques. 6.
• Published: pl. I, p. 290Book: Glanville, Philippa & Lee, Sophie. 2007 The Art of Drinking.
• Info on first English books on distilling (1527+): p. 12 with illustration.Article: Ackermann, Daniel Kurt. 07//2012 Our Spirited Ancestors: The Decorative Art of Drinking in the Early South. Antiques and Fine Art. XII (1): 156-163.
• Wythe County, Virginia still: p. 158, fig 4, copper example, once owned by Dr. John Haller. 1820-30.