Cream Pot
Dateca. 1780
Marked by
Edmund Milne
(1724 - 1822)
MediumSilver
DimensionsOH: 5 9/16 (body); O Diam (body): 2 7/8"; O Diam (foot): 2 5/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Antique Collectors' Guild
Object number2017-336
DescriptionCream pot: Raised stepped circular foot with elongated neck supports inverted pear-shaped body with wide, inverted pouring lip and reverse scrolled handle with beaded thumb grip and oval lower juncture. Rim of cream pot body and foot chased with large 'pearling' or circular punchingLabel TextWith its exuberant asymmetrical beaded handle, this cream pot embodies the fancifulness of the late rococo style in American silver. Edmund Milne worked in Philadelphia at the Sign of the Crown and Three Pearls as a goldsmith and jeweler. He is best known today for the silver he made for George Washington; this small but striking object testifies to his skilled craftsmanship.
InscribedEngraved on body opposite handle in sprigged script "JH" in a bright cut oval suspended from a wriggle work bowknot
MarkingsMarked on the base in relief :"EM" in an oval
