| Accession # |
54.72 |
|
Maker |
Cornelius Vanderburgh
|
| Title |
Tankard |
| Date |
ca. 1690 |
| Medium |
Silver |
| Dimensions |
7 9/16 x 9 x 5 7/8 in. (19.2 x 22.9 x 14.9 cm) |
| Marks |
Impressed on side near lip, intertwined in heart: "CVB" |
| Inscriptions |
Inscribed on handle below hinge: "T [worn down] / T * H / D.R.S.L."
Engraved on underside of base, in script: "Sarah Colt. / An affectionate remembrance to her / Son John / And by him to his Son / Elias Boudinot Colt. / On his Marriage 28th Oct 1856."
|
| Credit Line |
Gift of Stephen G.C. Ensko |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 3, Shelf C (Special Exhibition)
|
| Description |
Large silver tankard with hinged lid. Body is cylindrical in form, tapers toward top; molding of applied bands around base; engraved double linear border just below the lip. Handle is S-shaped with flaring lower terminal; hinge applied at top of handle, plates of hinge extend to palmette along handle and thumb grip that is joined to lid and spiral fluting. Lid is flat-topped dome with everted edge that is scalloped at front. Thumb grip and hinge are modern replacements after a Vanderburgh tankard formerly in the Phillipse family.
CONDITION: Good, wear on handle, cover modern replacement. |
