About the Artwork
Cann
between 1755 and 1765
Daniel Henchman
1730-1775
American
Unknown
Silver
Overall: 5 1/8 × 5 5/8 × 3 3/4 inches (13 × 14.3 × 9.5 cm)
Silver
American Art before 1950
Founders Society Purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund
65.94
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Monogram, in cartouche on front: JMR [probably the work of Nathaniel Hurd, Henchman's brother-in-law]
Maker's mark stamped, on bottom: HENCHMAN [Also used his initials DH separated by a pellet and within a rectangle]
Provenance
1965-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Daniel Henchman, Cann, between 1755 and 1765, silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, 65.94.
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