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Tankard
Marked by: I.K.
English (probably London)
about 1770
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
H. 20.6 cm x W. 17.4 cm x D. 12.3 cm (8 1/8 x 6 7/8 x 4 13/16 in.); Weight: 932.7 gm (30 oz)
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler
Accession Number32.364
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
DescriptionThe bulbous body formed from sheet rests on a cast domed foot. It has molded wire applied to the midsection. The double-scroll handle, assembled from several fabricated pieces, has a scrolled terminus and an openwork thumbpiece. The hinged cover, raised with an applied bezel, is domed and stepped.
Marks
On underside, maker's mark IK (unrecorded) (repeated on underside of the cover).
InscriptionsEngraved on the front of the tankard, monogram RBH.
ProvenanceBequest of Charles Hitchcock Tyler to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 1, 1932)