Tankard
VesselsBritish18th century

Tankard

1757 - 1758

Artists

William Shaw IIArtist
William PreistArtist

Description

Baluster on spreading foot with applied molded girdle, scroll handle and domed cover with open scroll thumbpiece, the front engraved with a coat-of-arms and crest with elaborate foliate scroll rococo mantling, one side applied, probably during the nineteenth century, with a spout and engraved below with a script monogram THM.

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Silver
Culture
British
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

20.3 x 17.8 x 13.3 cm (8 x 7 x 5 1/4 in.) unspecified: 875 g

Provenance

Mrs. George R. Agassiz, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1953

Related Artworks

View More
Tankard | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI