Milk Pot
Object type: Cream pot
Department: The American Wing
Culture: American
Artist: William Homes Sr.
Artist bio: 1716/17–1785
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1750–75
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Overall: 5 5/8 x 4 11/16 in. (14.3 x 11.9 cm); 8 oz. 17 dwt. (275.7 g)
Foot: Diam. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Pot: H. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); 7 oz. 3 dwt. (221.8 g)
Cover: H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Diam. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); 1 oz. 15 dwt. (53.9 g)
Geography: Made in Boston   United States  
Credit line: Gift of Edward Robinson, 1923
Accession year: 1923