Cream Pot

Arts of the Americas

1755–76

Myer Myers
American, 1723–1795
New York

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Americas

Artist: Myer Myers
Title: Cream Pot
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. 1755–1776
Medium: Silver
Inscriptions: Mark within a shield on base: "MM" Engraved block letter initials on base: "B / D C "
Dimensions: 10.1 × 10.8 × 6.7 cm (4 × 4 1/4 × 2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy Hale Dunbar
Reference Number: 1981.298
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Purchased by Lester Dunbar, 1934; to his wife, Dorothy Hale Dunbar (1909-2006), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1981.

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