About the Artwork
Pair of Salvers
between 1750 and 1760
Thomas Hammersley
1727-1781
American
Unknown
Silver
Overall: 1 1/4 × 7 1/2 inches (3.2 × 19.1 cm)
Silver
American Art before 1950
Founders Society Purchase, Gibbs-Williams Fund
62.178
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Engraved, in the center: L M
Stamped, on the underside of the rim: T H [Hammersley marks can be found in a square in cursive capitals as well]
Provenance
1962-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Thomas Hammersley, Pair of Salvers, between 1750 and 1760, silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Gibbs-Williams Fund, 62.178.
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