Cann
1710–30
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
9.5 × 10.8 × 7.3 cm (3 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 2 7/8 in.)
Classification
drinking vessel
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
96751
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Art Institute of Chicago's Arts the Americas collection, *Cann* is a delicate silver drinking vessel crafted by York silversmith Charles Roux around 1710–30. Measuring just 9.5 × 10.8 × 7.3 cm, this petite can exemplifies the refined craftsmanship of colonial American silverwork, where European techniques met New World ingenuity. Le Roux, a French Huguenot immigrant, among the skilled artisans shaping early 18th-century luxury goods for the emerging elite. Silver vessels like this *Cann* held profound cultural significance as status symbols in colonial households, used for toas...