Title
Tankard
Object Type
Creator
Date
ca. 1730
Description
A silver tankard with a tapering cylindrical barrel with molded lip and foot. It has an s-scroll handle parting from a drop motif and terminating in an oval shield. A dome cover with a spiral thumbpiece and formal bud finial cover the tankard. "LRP" is engraved on the handle and the scratchweight 29 ounces is marked on body and handle. Stamped with "SV" maker's mark on body and handle.
Cultural Origin
American, Rhode Island
Medium
silver
Extent
Overall: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
Collection
Source
Purchased at Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Sale No. 2919, item no. 110, October 28, 1969
Identifier
1999.411
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