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Tankard
Johannis Nys (about 1671–1734)
about 1700
Object Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Dr. George Clymer by his wife, Mrs. Clymer
Accession Number57.42
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Catalogue Raisonné
Buhler, 1972, No. 512
DescriptionStraight tapering sides, moulded base with stamped ornament above. Flat cover, rim shaped at front, wavy lines on hinge, scroll handle and corkscrew purchase, mask-on-shield tip. Broken at cover rim.
Marks
Marked three times on cover and once indistinctly near rim IN in heart, worn at base of punches.
ProvenanceDescended in the family to Dr. George Clymer; 1939, lent by Dr. Clymer to the MFA; 1956, by inheritance to his wife; 1957, gift of Mrs. Clymer to the MFA. (Accession date: Jan 10, 1957)