Photo of collection object Creamer
Myers, Myer. Creamer, ca. 1760. Silver, 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 1/2in. (14.6 x 8.9 x 11.4cm). H. Randolph Lever Fund, 73.47. Creative Commons-BY.

Creamer

ca. 1760

Myer Myers

American, 1723-1795

Decorative Arts

VESSELS FOR FASHIONABLE BEVERAGES IN BRITISH AMERICA
As in Spanish America, the consumption of fashionable beverages—tea, coffee, and chocolate—became a fundamental part of socializing in the increasingly prosperous British American colonies. The serving of these exotic beverages required new furniture types such as the tea table (on view nearby), as well as artifacts made of silver or fine pottery such as teapots, coffeepots, chocolate pots, creamers, sugar bowls, flatware, and cups and saucers.


VAJILLA PARA LAS BEBIDAS DE MODA EN LA AMÉRICA BRITÁNICA
Así como en Hispanoamérica, el consumo de las bebidas de moda—té, café y chocolate—se convirtió en una parte fundamental de la vida social de las cada vez más prósperas colonias británicoamericanas. Para servir estas bebidas exóticas se necesitaban nuevos tipos de muebles como la mesa de té (en exposición) y utensilios hechos de cerámica fina o plata como teteras, cafeteras, jarras de chocolate, jarras para crema, azucareros, cubiertos, tazas y platillos.
Maker/Artist
Myers, Myer
Classification
Food/Drink
Formatted Medium
Silver
Medium
silver
Dimensions
5 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 4 1/2in. (14.6 x 8.9 x 11.4cm)
Inscribed
no inscriptions
Departments
Decorative Arts
Accession Number
73.47
Credit Line
H. Randolph Lever Fund
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
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