Tankard
Nicholas Roosevelt
(American, about 1715–1769)
about 1750
Object PlaceNew York, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Dimensions14.3 x 20.4 cm (5 5/8 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Guy Warren Walker
Accession number65.889
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver hollowware
Collections
Roosevelt was active in New York civic affairs, a tradition of service that continued within the family, which included remote descendants Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
ProvenanceBuhler Entry: Unknown.Nicholas Sprimont (born in Liege, France, active in London)
1745–46, with later alterations