Object Number 1977.0071

Object Name

Tankard

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. Marshall P. Blankarn

Creator (Role)

Philip Syng Jr. (Maker)
09/29/1703-05/08/1789

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1723-1787

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Body, exterior, below rim; "PS" stamped in a cartouche
2. Mark; Body, exterior, below rim; "PS" stamped in a cartouche
3. Mark; Body, exterior, below rim; "PS" stamped in a cartouche
4. Inscription; Body, exterior, opposite handle; "JB" engraved
5. Inscription; Handle, upper surface; "B / I -:- S" engraved
6. Inscription; Body, underside; "oz / 29 9" engraved
7. Inscription; Body, underside; "D7167" incised
8. Inscription; Body, underside; "D7764" incised

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Cast, Molded, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

7.126 (H) , 7.677 (L) , 5.315 (W) , 31.4644 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.1 (H) , 19.5 (L) , 13.5 (W) , 892 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 453, no. 474