Beaker
1776 (made)
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A beaker is a type of drinking vessel of cylindrical shape tapering slightly down and inward to a flat base and having a flared rim (probably derived from early examples made from a section of horn.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, raisied and engraved. |
| Brief description | Beaker, silver, Dublin hallmarks for 1776, mark of Joseph Jackson |
| Physical description | Beaker, silver, cylindrical with a slightly spreading lip, the side engraved TE between a lurel and a palm branch. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst |
| Object history | Bequest - Arthur Hurst Acquisition RF: 40 / 434 |
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| Summary | A beaker is a type of drinking vessel of cylindrical shape tapering slightly down and inward to a flat base and having a flared rim (probably derived from early examples made from a section of horn. |
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| Accession number | M.83-1940 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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