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Charles Adam

Caster

Description

Maker

Charles Adam (English, 1689-1720)

Title

Caster

Year

1716-1717

Medium

  • silver

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • silver

Materials

silver

Geography

Place Made: London

Dimensions

Height: 18.3 cm (7 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: On bottom: Britannia; lion's head erased; date letter A; on base of cover, lion's head erased; AD in irregular rectangle.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase: gift of the Museum Associates

Object Number

64.045

Type

  • Metalwork

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The English Eye
British Painting from the 17th to the 19th Centuries; Contemporary British Art; Old Master British Drawings and Watercolors; British Picture Books for Children; Three Centuries of British Decorative Arts, Textiles, and Costume
Jun 21, 1991 – Sep 01, 1991

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Tombstone

Charles Adam (English, 1689-1720)
Caster, 1716-1717
Silver
Height: 18.3 cm (7 3/16 inches)
Museum purchase: gift of the Museum Associates 64.045

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