Beaker (one of eight)
George Christian Gebelein, American (born Germany), 1878 - 1945
1934
Silver
Overall: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
Rim: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
Base: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Kay Laycock McKennan (Mrs. Robert McKennan, Class of 1925W)
M.981.120.2
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Service
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Marked, on bottom: GEBELEIN / STERLING / Boston; engraved, on bottom, along outer edge: CRAVEN LAYCOCK BOSTON JANUARY 20, 1934; scratched on bottom: F77.
Exhibition History
Harrington Silver Case, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 6, 2006.
The Arts and Crafts Tradition: Two Twentieth Century Silversmiths, Harrington Silver Case, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 11, 1982.
Provenance
Purchased by the Boston Dartmouth Alumni Association; given to Craven Laycock (1866-1940), upon his retirement as Dean of Dartmouth College, January 20, 1934; given to Kay (Mrs. Robert) Laycock McKennan (his daughter); given to the present collection, 1981.
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