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Creamer
William Thompson
1810-1820
Titles
Creamer (Descriptive)
Artist
William Thompson, American, New York City, 1777 - 1833
Medium
coin silver
Dimensions
6 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 3 7/8 in. (16.5 × 19.1 × 9.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Antiquarian Society, Birmingham, Alabama, 1961.145
Work Type
creamer
Classification
Containers
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Signature
Marked on the underside in a rectangle "W. Thompson".
Marks
Marked on the underside in a rectangle "W. Thompson".
Inscription
On either side of the body engraved within a circle enclosed with a leafy grape vine the monogram FMT.
Provenance
The Antiquarian Society of Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; by gift to the Birmingham Museum of Art in 1962
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