Daniel Van Voorhis
An Early American Silver Cann, c. 1785
Height: 5 in. (12.7 cm.)
Weight: 14 oz. 10 dwt.
Probably New York, NY
H0445
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A fine cann by a notable silversmith of the Revolutionary period. Daniel Van Voorhis was a New York-born silversmith who served under General Washington. He worked for some years in...
A fine cann by a notable silversmith of the Revolutionary period. Daniel Van Voorhis was a New York-born silversmith who served under General Washington. He worked for some years in Philadelphia and in Princeton, but most of his active years were spent in New York.
This cann descended in the van Wagenen family of New York. It's engraved with script monogram AVB, which may relate to the Brinkerhoff family, as a set of spoons with the initials CPB for Cornelius Brinckerhoff (1770-1813) and his wife Polly also descended in the van Wagenen family.
This cann descended in the van Wagenen family of New York. It's engraved with script monogram AVB, which may relate to the Brinkerhoff family, as a set of spoons with the initials CPB for Cornelius Brinckerhoff (1770-1813) and his wife Polly also descended in the van Wagenen family.