The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of August 11, 2022

Cream Jug

c. 1780

fabricated by

John Coburn

(American, 1725-1803)

America, Massachusetts, Boston, 18th century

Silver

With handle: 12.4 x 11 cm (4 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.)

Gift of Hollis French 1940.444

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

engraved: "W" over "A + E" in block letters on handle, below grip.

Inscription

Stamped underside: "I.Coburn"

Provenance
Hollis French, Boston, MA.
Citations
Johnston, Phillip M. Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 28
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.444