VesselsAmerican17th century
The Francis Skerry Beaker
c. 1670
Artists
Jeremiah DummerArtist
Description
Cylindrical shaped beaker with “snakeskin matting” or stipple surface on the exterior. 18th-Century mold-strap handles added later.
Dimensions
11.4 × 18.4 × 8.5 cm, 0.6 lb. (4 1/2 × 7 1/4 × 3 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Francis Skerry (c. 1606-1684), gift; to First Church, Salem, sold [through Christie's, New York, January 18, 2007, lot 60]; to Daniel Pollack, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016
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