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Tankard
Marked by: Unidentified artist, WI
English (London)
1686–87
Medium/Technique
Silver (sterling standard)
Dimensions
Overall: 20.3 x 22.3 x 18.5 cm (8 x 8 3/4 x 7 5/16 in.)
Weight 48 oz (1501g)
Weight 48 oz (1501g)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman and Harriet J. Bradbury Fund
Accession Number2001.79
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionTapering cylindrical body with three cast dolphin feet. Moulded base, rim, and applied mid-band. Handle cast in the form of a serpent with scrolled tail. The hinged, domed cover chased around the edge with a band of oval lobes and acanthus. Baluster finial, entwined dolphin thumbpiece. The front is engraved with a coat of arms, helm and crest within foliate scroll mantling.
Marks
Struck on rim by handle and on cover flange with hallmarks (leopard's head, lion passant, date letter for 1686-7) and with maker's mark of WI above a mullet in hear-shaped punch, possibly for William Jennings.
InscriptionsThe arms are those of Courthoppe, as borne by one of the two sons of Sir George Courthoppe (b. 1616): Geroge Courthoppe (1646-1714) or Edward Courthoppe (b. 1651).
ProvenancePossibly purchased by either one of the two sons of Sir George Courthoppe, George Courthoppe (1646-1714) or Edward Courthoppe (b. 1651). By 1996, Alan and Simone Hartman, New York, NY; 2001, gift of Alan and Simone Hartman. (Accession date: February 21, 2001)