tankard with tapering cylindrical body, domed lid with cast spiral finial, scrolled thimb piece, plain handle with cast tip in form of mask; a band of plain molding surrounds the body just below mid-point, and the molded base is reeded at top; an unidentified coat-of-arms is engraved on the front, opposite the handle

Tankard, c. 1770

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Gift of Mrs. Joseph B. Estabrookexpand_more  57.16

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While the elegant engraving on this tankard has not been identified, the object descended in the Hubbard and Estabrook families before being given to the Institute in 1957.

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Title
Tankard
Artist Life
1732 - 1803
Role
Maker
Accession Number
57.16
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tankard with tapering cylindrical body, domed lid with cast spiral finial, scrolled thimb piece, plain handle with cast tip in form of mask; a band of plain molding surrounds the body just below mid-point, and the molded base is reeded at top; an unidentified coat-of-arms is engraved on the front, opposite the handle