Creamer

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Creamer
Datec. 1790–1800
Made inUnited States
MediumSilver
Dimensions7 × 2 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (17.8 × 6.4 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.61.11.4
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionIn keeping with the period’s interest in the classical world, the form of this creamer derives from an ancient soldier’s helmet.
ProvenanceEstate of Arthur J. Sussel; consigned to [Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Philadelphia & Other American Silver, Part One, October 25, 1958, lot 507]; purchased by [Ginsburg & Levy, New York, October 1958–January 30, 1961]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1961; given to MFAH.
Exhibition History

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on front: RRB
[no marks]

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