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Urn

(first mark entered 1776; 1747–1799)
1786–87
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver, ivory
DimensionsH. 52 x W. 30.1 x D. 26.5 cm (20 1/2 x 11 7/8 x 10 7/16 in.)
Weight: 2,835 gm (91 0z 3 dwt)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. M. A. Elton
Accession number88.291
On View
On view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on one side, the arms of Whipple; on the other, OAW in monogram for Oliver (1774-1813) and Abigail Whipple (d.1827)
ProvenanceOliver Whipple and his wife, Abigail, of Boston, MA; by descent to their daughter Hannah, who married Frederic Allen of Portsmouth, NH; by descent to their daughter, Margaret Allen Elton; 1888, bequest of Mrs. M.A. Elton to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 14, 1888)
Ewer
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1735–36
Group shot:  55.973, 55.974, 55.975
David Clayton
about 1720
Group shot:  55.973, 55.974, 55.975
David Clayton
about 1720
Group shot:  55.973, 55.974, 55.975
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about 1720
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