Andrew Osthoff
Beaker
1804
Physical Qualities
Silver, 3 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (8.9 x 7.9 x 7.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Virginia P.B. White, Baltimore
Object Number
1933.54.132
Beaker made by Andrew Osthoff, c. 1810. Silver. Plain except for the molding around the base. Monogrammed initial "E" engraved on the side, possibly for Ellin North Moale.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1933; Virginia Purviance Bonsal White (1869-1955), Baltimore, MD; Walter de Curzon Poultney (1845-1929), Baltimore, MD
Goldsborough, Jennifer Faulds. "Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Maryland Silver in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art." Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1975. p. 120, ill.
Pleasants and Sill, p. 166 & pl. XI, no. 3
Inscribed: Engraved monogram "E" on the side
Markings: stamps: STERLING, eagle head mark, A. OSTHOFF
Maker
Andrew Osthoff
American, working Baltimore, c. 1809-1814; working Pittsburgh, 1815
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On View: American Wing Second Floor, Eltonhead Hallway/Case 1