Benjamin Burt
Caster
c. 1770
Physical Qualities
Silver, 5 1/4 × 2 × 2 in. (13.3 × 5.1 × 5.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Decorative Arts Fund
Object Number
1985.43
Like tankards, casters and other silver forms made in Colonial America closely resembled their English counterparts.
Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1985
Inscribed: Engraved family crest [unidentified]
Markings: Stamped on underside: " B BURT" in box
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Eltonhead Hallway/Case 1
