Tankard
Maker SH
(English, active 1681–1691)
about 1688
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Dimensions15.24 x 22.86 x 13.97 cm (6 x 9 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of the grandchildren of James Dellinger Barney
Accession number1991.1090
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver hollowware
InscriptionsSH engraved at a later date on handle. Scratch weight of 23"6' noted three times on base.ProvenanceAccording to family tradition, the later addition of initials SH to handle may suggest ownership in the nineteenth century by Stephen Higginson, founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. By descent to Mr. and Mrs James Dellinger Barney (Margaret Higginson); to their daughter, Margaret Barney Hallowell (Mrs. William Ladd Hallowell); March 11, 1942, lent by Mrs. Hallowell and/or Mrs. W. Jackson Woodin to MFA; January 22, 1992, gift of the Barney grandchildren, Margaret H. H. Titus (Mrs. Robert Titus), Christopher L. Hallowell, Faith W. Kauders (Mrs. Andrew Kauders), W. J. Woodin, Jr., and Joshua Woodin to the MFA.
mid-15th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Early 19th century
late 18th century
early 18th century
late 15th century (?)
mid-14th–mid-15th century
second half of 14th–first third of 15th century
late 15th–early 16th century
mid-13th century
Late 19th century (before 1890)