About the Artwork
Creamer
ca. 1830
Thomas Fletcher
1813-1850
American
Unknown
Silver
Overall: 7 inches (17.8 cm)
Silver
American Art before 1950
Gift of Oliver Phelps
38.4.4
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
[Appears to have inscriptions regarding the weight of the piece, however too worn to be read]
Stamped, on bottom, in oval: T.FLETCHER PHILADELPHIA
Provenance
ca. 1830s, Governor and Mrs. George Bryan Porter. 1938-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Thomas Fletcher, Creamer, ca. 1830, silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Oliver Phelps, 38.4.4.
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