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Document identity
localId
119256
label
Cream Jug
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
119256
contentType
object
title
Cream Jug
date
c. 1750–1770
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014379
creators
20587
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); with handle: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); without handle: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
cul
America, Rhode Island, 18th century
accession
1940.171
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Cream Jug, c. 1750–1770. Samuel Casey (American, c. 1724–c. 1780). Silver; overall: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); with handle: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); without handle: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.171
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved "P" over "R*L" in shaded block letters on bottom, just above mark. (The owner's initials, which appear to be original to the cream jug, have not been identified.)
inscription
Stamped underside: "S:CASEY".
formerAccessionNumbers
752.1916
citations
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. 24
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:38.176000
sourceId
119256
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver
creatorTags
male
thumbnail_url
image_url
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
9b29414ba6e92f9e