Object Number 1961.0668

Object Name

Tankard

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Josiah Austin (Maker)
January 24, 1719/1720-1780

Place of Origin

Charlestown, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

As per previous cataloguer: Origin either Charlestown or Boston, Massachusetts.

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Body, left of handle; "J·AUSTIN" stamped in a rectangle
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface; "C * C / 1763" engraved
3. Inscription; Body, exterior, opposite handle; "The GIFT of / M\rs/. Abigail Stevens / to the Church / in / CHARLESTOWN" with superscript "rs", engraved
4. Inscription; Body, underside; "61.668" incised
5. Label; Body, interior (loose); Brown, rectangular cardboard label with "TANKARD / Maker: Josiah Austin (1719-1780) / Given to the First Church, Charlestown, Mass., / in 1763 / Lent by Henry F. duPont, 1927" printed in black ink

Subjects

Religion associated

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Cast, Molded, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.15 (H) , 7.323 (L) , 5.039 (W) , 28.2192 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.7 (H) , 18.6 (L) , 12.8 (W) , 800 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 54-55, no. 3
[Book] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 1911 American Church Silver of the 17th and 18th Centuries.
• Published: Plate 3, nos. 20-21