Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State

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Web Property of the U.S. Department of State

Object Details

Maker
Charles A. Burnett (Silversmith, d. 1849, active 1793-1849)
Date
ca. 1820
Geography
United States: Virginia: Alexandria
Culture
North American
Medium
metal; silver
Dimensions
Overall: 6 in x 6 7/16 in; 15.24 cm x 16.29832 cm
Provenance
Undocumented
Inscriptions
The waste bowl apparently unmarked; the creamer bearing C*A*BURNETT in rectangle and eagle's head in oval on bottom.
Credit Line
Gift of Alice Harrison Warwick, Virginia Henley Ameche, and John Edward Warwick in memory of their mother, Alice Harrison-Smith Warwick.
Collection
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
RR-1966.0097.3-.4

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