Cann, ca. 1745, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 5 x 5 1/16 in. (12.7 x 12.9 cm); 10 oz. 14 dwt. (332.4 g), Silver, Jacob Hurd (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1702/3–1758 Boston, Massachusetts), The tulip-shaped, scroll-handled drinking vessels called canns were frequently supplied in pairs and were often engraved with the owner’s coat or arms. Here, the arms of Gardiner (or Gardner) are finely engraved on the body opposite the handle
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Cann, ca, 1745, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall, 5 x 5 1/16, 12.7 12.9 cm, 10 oz, 14 dwt, 332.4 g, Jacob Hurd, 1702/3–1758, tulip-shaped, scroll-handled drinking, vessels, canns, frequently supplied, pairs, engraved, owner, coat, arms, Gardiner, Gardner, finely engraved, body opposite, handle
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