1937.55, 1937.56.1-.2, 1937.57–58, 1959.105, 1963.336.1, 1965.337, 1967.57

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Artist/Culture Paul Revere (American, 1735–1818)

Date1773

Mediumsilver

Dimensions14 x 14 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)

ClassificationsMetalwork

MarkingsMark at left of handle on body: REVERE in a rectangle

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. George C. Lincoln of Woodstock, CT in memory of Fanny Chandler Lincoln

Terms

silver

Object number1959.105

Descriptionengraved: Orne coat-of-arms. On handle: L:O (for Lois Orne)
ProvenanceMade in 1773 for Dr. William Paine (1750–1833) of Worcester, MA as a wedding gift for his new wife Lois Orne (1756–1822) (daughter of Timothy Orne of Salem). Passed down to their son, Frederick William Paine (1788–1869). Then passed to his wido, Ms. Ann Cushing Sturgis Paine. Purchased at a family auction in 1893 by Mrs. Waldo Lincoln (Fanny Chander; a descendant of William and Lois Paine through their daughter, Harriet). Then passed on to her son, Dr. George C. Lincoln, who inherited it in 1936. Gifted to the Worcester Art Museum by Dr. and Mrs. George C. Lincoln of Woodstock, CT in 1959.

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