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Beaker 2016-204
Beaker
Beaker 2016-204

Beaker

Date1835-1837
Maker William Cooper (w. 1835-1837, 1846)
Maker Archibald Cooper (w. 1836-1837, 1848)
MediumSilver
DimensionsOH: 3 5/16”; ODiam. at lip: 2 15/16”; ODiam. at base: 2 3/8”
Credit LineGift of Robert F. Grossman
Object number2016-204
DescriptionSilver beaker by Archibald and/or William Cooper: Seamed silver beaker with flat base with stepped drawn baseband and flared straight sides with narrow drawn band at rim
Label TextBrothers Archibald and William Cooper worked alone and in partnership, first in Cincinnati, Ohio, and later in Louisville, Kentucky, making both flatware and hollowware. This is the first example of their work to enter the Colonial Williamsburg collection.
InscribedEngraved on side in large sprigged script “JG”
MarkingsMarked in relief on base “COOPER” in a rectangle
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