Beaker

Myer Myers

1770–90 · Silver · The American Wing

Beaker — Myer Myers

This beaker is one of three in the Museum’s collection (1980.501.1-.3) and was originally part of a set of six made for Isaac Moses and his wife, Reyna Levy, possibly at the time of their wedding on August 8, 1770. Reyna was a daughter of Myer Myers’s sister, Sloe, and her husband, the merchant Hayman Levy. Isaac Moses was a highly successful businessman, involved in international trade as well as privateering. Both he and Myers were active members of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York.

Artist
Myer Myers
Date
1770–90
Medium
Silver
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. McFadden, 1980

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