Details
| Artist | William Rouse, American, ca. 1640 - 1704 or 1705 |
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| Date | between 1680 and 1690 |
| Medium | silver |
| Dimensions | Overall: 2 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 3 inches (7 × 11.4 × 7.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Founders Society Purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund |
| Accession Number | 45.418 |
| Department | American Art before 1950 |
| On View | American, Level 2 (see map) |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Marks | Maker's mark, right of handle near lip, in two separate shields: W.R. |
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| Inscriptions | Inscribed, bottom of cup: M E E |
Provenance
Dwight Blaney (Boston, Massachusetts, USA).
Israel Sack (New York, New York, USA);
1945-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Israel Sack (New York, New York, USA);
1945-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Masterpieces of American Silver. Exh. cat., Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Richmond, 1960, no. 126.
Colonial Silversmiths, Masters and Apprentices. Exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, 1962, no. 127.
Colonial Silversmiths, Masters and Apprentices. Exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, 1962, no. 127.