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Caleb Shields

Cann

1769-1779

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Caleb Shields

Cann

1769-1779

Physical Qualities Silver, 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 3 7/8 in. (11.4 × 8.9 × 9.8 cm.)
Credit Line Purchased as the gift of the Friends of the American Wing, in Memory of Edward B. Stellmann, Jr.
Object Number 1997.196
S-curve with scrolled acanthus leaf handle
Baltimore Musuem of Art by purchase, 1997; Friends of the American Wing, in Memory of Edward B. Stellmann, Jr.
AMW Reinstallation 2014

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Inscribed: Engraved monogram "M"

Markings: Base, underneath (stamped): 'CS' (three times) and 'MR'

Maker

Caleb Shields

1746–1781

American, c. 1747-1782
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