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Apostle tankard

1662
Object PlaceGermany
Medium/TechniquePolychrome stoneware and silver-gilt mounts
Dimensions18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson
Accession number1983.88
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
Provenance1969, Blumka Gallery, New York; June 19, 1969, sold by Blumka to R. Thornton Wilson (b. 1886 - d. 1977), New York; 1983, bequest of R. Thornton Wilson to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 12, 1983)
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Meissen Manufactory
probably late 19th century
a-b
Chantilly Manufactory
about 1735
Snuffbox
Frankenthal Manufactory
1765–75
Snuffbox
Meissen Manufactory
1745–50
Snuffbox
Ludwigsburg Manufactory
1760–75
a-b
Mennecy Manufactory
about 1765–70
Group shot: 65.1921-2
Chantilly Manufactory
about 1740
Group shot: 65.1921-2
Chantilly Manufactory
about 1740
a-b
Mennecy Manufactory
About 1765–70
Covered Tobacco Jar
Chantilly Manufactory
about 1730–40
Saint-Cloud Manufactory
about 1750
Snuffbox
Saint-Cloud Manufactory
1745–50; silver, 1744–50