Cann, 1783, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 6 1/2 x 6 3/8 in. ( x cm); 22 oz

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Cann, 1783, Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, American, Silver, Overall: 6 1/2 x 6 3/8 in. ( x cm); 22 oz. 6 dwt. (693 g), Silver, Paul Revere Jr. (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1734–1818 Boston, Massachusetts), Cann, a term used interchangeably with mug during the eighteenth century, refers to a pear- or tulip-shaped drinking vessel with scroll handle and circular foot. This exceptionally large pair was made for Elias Hasket Derby (1739–1799) and his wife Elizabeth, whose interlaced script monogram, EHED, is engraved on the front of each

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