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Document identity
localId
119588
label
Cream Jug
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
119588
contentType
object
title
Cream Jug
date
c. 1780
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014668
creators
8295
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
with handle: 12.4 x 11 cm (4 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, Boston
accession
1940.444
Source extras
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silver
tombstone
Cream Jug, c. 1780. John Coburn (American, 1725–1803). Silver; with handle: 12.4 x 11 cm (4 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.444
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved: "W" over "A + E" in block letters on handle, below grip.
inscription
Stamped underside: "I.Coburn"
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. 28
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:10:26.764000
sourceId
119588
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver
creatorTags
male
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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