Cann

An inch smaller but slightly heavier than a cann Edwards made about 1765 for Joshua and Hannah (Storer) Green, this example shares the same type of cast foot.1 The edge of this foot is sharply delineated and may indicate an earlier manufacture date. Its crisply detailed handle is just slightly smaller in height and width, a subtle difference that suits the slender girth of this cann made for an unknown patron.

This text has been adapted from "Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000," edited by Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward, published in 2008 by the MFA. Complete references can be found in that publication.