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Cann

Artist Thomas Townsend 1735 - 1745
Date1735 - 1745
Terms
  • Canns
  • Silver
  • Boston
Dimensions13.97 × 13.65 cm (5 1/2 × 5 3/8 in.)
Markings"IDE" Twice with crowned "TT", Kane mark A
Credit LineCann, Thomas Townsend, Boston, Ma, 1735-1745. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Neil and Anna Rasmussen, Matthew and Judith Fichtenbaum, and George and Lisa Foote; 2015.16.
Object number2015.16
DescriptionSilver cann with bulbous body with molded lip and molded cast foot; hollow scrolled handle a slight grip and a rounded drop at upper attachment, oval disk at lower attachment, rounded tip with slot vent.

Etched with letter "H" on front of vessel. Initials "IDE" on upper handle.
Collections
  • Silver
Object number: 1999.42
Samuel Bartlett
1775 - 1795
Object number: 2007.252
John Ball
ca. 1765
Object number: H0146
Late 1700s to Early 1800s
Canns
Object number: P62
Robert Bonynge
1750-1760
Shelf Clocks
Object number: 2003.15.1
Asaph Whitcomb
1808-1812
Object number: 1991.31
Samuel Bartlett
1775 - 1795
Object number: F1414
Nathaniel Munroe
ca. 1810
Object number: 1990.28
Samuel Bartlett
1775 - 1795
Object number: H142
Late 1700s to Early 1800s