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Tankard

1685–86
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsH. 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); W. 23 cm (9 1/16 in.); D. 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.); Weight 1,040.4 gm (33 oz 9 dwt)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number50.2724
On View
On view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsArmorials: Engraved on the tankard and salver, the arms and crest of Hoo, Staffordshire Inscriptions: Engraved on base of tankard and salver, My Mothers Gift to me Margaret Hoo
ProvenanceJuly 26, 1950, Mrs. N. d'Arcy, sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, lot 21 [Goldsmiths' and Silversmiths' Co., London], sold to the MFA for $2200. (Accession Date: September 18, 1950)
Group shot: 50.2724-5
SH
1685–86
SH
1688–89
Tankard
Maker SH
about 1688
Basket-form double salt
Antoine-Sebastien Durand
1762–63
Chalice and paten
Denis Patu
1682–83
Group shot: 1991.539-542
Frederick Elkington
1874–75
Group shot: 1991.539-542
Frederick Elkington
1874–75
Group shot: 1991.539-542
Frederick Elkington
1874–75
Mazer
Unmarked
about 1500–25, with later alterations
Basin
Unidentified Maker
1599–1600
Tankard
Jacob Bodendeich
about 1665