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Document identity
localId
370296
label
Caster
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
370296
contentType
object
title
Caster
date
c. 1770
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79878351
creators
20563
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.); Overall: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, Salem, 18th century
accession
1940.376.a
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Caster, c. 1770. John Andrew (American, 1747–1791). Silver; diameter: 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.); overall: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.376.a
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
Engraved underside of base: "C * S"
inscription
Stamped on side of vessel: "Andrew"
inscription
Scratched underside of base: "3-10"
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. 4
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 08:57:25.710000
sourceId
370296
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
type
photo
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123220dd4285a90a