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Document identity
localId
119245
label
Caster
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
119245
contentType
object
title
Caster
date
c. 1735
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014374
creators
20343
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); with handle: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.); without handle: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, Boston
accession
1940.161
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Caster, c. 1735. John Burt (American, 1693–1746). Silver; overall: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); with handle: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.); without handle: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.161
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved "John Basset" in block capital letters and script lower-case letters and "M*B" on bottom.
formerAccessionNumbers
694.1916
citations
citation
Foote, Helen. "A Collection of Early American Silver Gift of Hollis French."<em> The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>27, no. 9 (November 1940): 131-142
page_number
Mentioned: p. 134
citation
Johnston, Phillip M. <em>Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 16
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:37.585000
sourceId
119245
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver
creatorTags
male
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image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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