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Creamer (cremera)
about 1775
Object Place: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 14.3 x 12.1 x 8.9 cm (5 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Coburn Fund
Accession Number2015.3094
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Marks
"Santiago over volcanoes" mark and "Crown" tax mark on either side of neck; French swan (1893-1970) import mark on lip
InscriptionsEngraved in reserve of front "LS" with dexter arm vested embowed holding dagger
ProvenanceBetween 1893 and 1970, France; March 16, 1998, sold Argentum-The Lion's Head, San Francisco, California, to private collection, Connecticut; 2015, sold by private collection at Sotheby's, New York, "Collections: Silver, Vertu, and Russian Works of Art," sale N09409, October 14, 2015, lot 334, to the MFA. (Accession date: November 18, 2015)