The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Cann

c. 1760–70
fabricated by

Benjamin Pierpont

(American, 1730–1797)
America, Massachusetts, Boston
silver
Overall: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.); with handle: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.); without handle: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Gift of Hollis French 1940.247
Location: Not on view
  • Johnston, Phillip M. Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 120
  • Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
  • {{cite web|title=Cann|url=false|author=Benjamin Pierpont|year=c. 1760–70|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.247