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Maker(s):Bennett, Sampson
Culture:American (d.1766)
Title:cann
Date Made:ca. 1740
Type:Food Service
Materials:silver
Place Made:United Kingdom; England; Falmouth
Measurements:overall: 3 1/2 in; 8.89 cm
Accession Number:  HD 54.455
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Silver cann with a scroll handle marked "SB" in rounded rectangle stamped twice to the right of the handle as favored by English makers (Americans tend to stamp to the left) for Sampson Bennett (d.1766) of Falmouth. Provincial English silversmiths did not always mark their work, or have it assayed or tested at a guildhall. As a result, this cann was originally identified as made by Samuel Burrill (1704-1740) of Boston, which has been typical of many fully marked examples mistakenly attributed to American silversmiths. The surface has been heavily buffed, eliminating a monogram and coat of arms; and traces of deeply cut engraving and bruises on the metal reveal that the handle was removed and reattached several degrees off its original location. It should also be noted that the mark is also similar to that of Samuel Blackborrow who was working in London from c.1717, but there are currently none of his works on the market for comparison. Drinking vessels with a bulbous shape and without lids were popular in the colonies from the 1720s to around 1800; canns varied little in shape other than in their handles, which tended to be double-scrolled starting in the mid 1700s. This was one of 92 pieces in the Watson-Crichton Collection (Watson #7), acquired by the Flynts in 1954 from Victor A. Watson (1897-1974), son-in-law and partner of Lionel Alfred Crichton (1866-1938), a retail silversmith and dealer in antique plate with shops in London, New York City and Chicago. Crichton, who was considered one of Britain's most prominent silver dealers of the early 20th century, started collecting American colonial silver for his own personal interest after WWI; the Watsons refused to sell the collection until meeting the Flynts. American silver found in England with English family heirlooms has been called "loyalist silver," since many pieces came to England with returning loyalists; however, this broadly-used term does not allow for pieces sent as gifts and taken over later.

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