http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/702991/resize%3Aformat%3DfullTankard1768Josiah AustinSilverThe raised tankard tapers inward from the base and has an applied midband above the lower handle attachment. A tall, cast flame finial tops the domed stepped lid. The cast scrolled thumbpiece and four-part hinge descend to a baluster-shape drop on the shoulder of a hollow seamed handle; a convex oval disk is visible at lower terminal, with a half-round air vent below. The finial has been reattached, but probably dates to the period. Silver hollowware22.1000000000 Centimeter10.0000000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/40636/rdf