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Beaker

A work made of silver.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of silver.

Date:

1820–57

Artist:

Gerardus Boyce
American, 1795/96–1880
New York, NY

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Gerardus Boyce (Maker)

Title

Beaker

Place

New York City (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

c. 1820–1857

Medium

Silver

Inscriptions

script initial "H" engraved on one facte; incised on bottom in Roman capitals: "J.E. SPEAR & CO.," "G. BOYCE" in rectangle

Dimensions

9.4 × 8.9 cm (3 11/16 × 3 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

The Contemporary Club of Chicago Fund

Reference Number

1987.40

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