About the Artwork
Beaker
1808
John Wolfe Forbes
1781 - 1864
American
Unknown
Silver
Overall: 3 7/8 × 3 3/8 inches (9.8 × 8.6 cm)
Silver
American Art before 1950
Gift of Mary R. Lacey
28.65
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed: James Witherell, B.F.H. Witherell, Julia Witherell Lacey, Mary Ruth Lacey, Great grand daughter
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1928-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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John Wolfe Forbes, Beaker, 1808, silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mary R. Lacey, 28.65.
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