About the Artwork
Whistle and Teether
1780
Hester Bateman
1709-1794
English
Unknown
Silver, coral
Overall: 3 1/2 × 1 1/8 × 5/8 inches (8.9 × 2.9 × 1.6 cm)
Toys and Games
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton
69.96
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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On the mouthpiece: "HB" wiht the head of a queen and a lion
Provenance
Harpeth Gallery, Nashville, TN
Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton, Huntington Woods, MI
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Hester Bateman, Whistle and Teether, 1780, silver, coral. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton, 69.96.
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