Cream Pot
1755–76
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
10.1 × 10.8 × 6.7 cm (4 × 4 1/4 × 2 5/8 in.)
Classification
creamer
Department
Arts of the Americas
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
62431
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Art Institute of Chicago's Arts the Americas collection, this delicate *Cream Pot* by Myer Myers exemplifies the refined silversmithing of colonial America. Crafted between 1755 and 1776 from gleaming silver, the petite vessel measures just 10.1 × 10.8 × 6.7 cm, designed as a creamer for serving milk or cream in fashionable tea services. Myers, a master Jewish artisan active in New York, produced work for the colonial elite, blending European influences with American ingenuity. Silver objects like this were more than functional—they were symbols of wealth and hospitality in the...