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Beaker

Moody Russell American
ca. 1719
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 750
The sum of eight pounds bequeathed by Shearjashub Bourn[e] to the church in Sandwich, Massachusetts, likely was used to purchase these two beakers. Bourne was a prominent and affluent citizen whose wealth derived from a lucrative trade he carried on with Native Americans. At his death, Bourne's estate was appraised at £943.1s.4d. Although a domestic form, beakers often were used as communion cups. These beakers appear to have served as models for four other beakers made for the church in the nineteenth century by Lewis Cary.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Beaker
  • Maker: Moody Russell (1694–1761)
  • Date: ca. 1719
  • Geography: Made in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: Overall: H. 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm); 5 oz. 13 dwt. (175.3 g)
    Lip: Diam. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
    Base: Diam. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1928
  • Object Number: 28.131.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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