Object Number 1961.0667

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.

Date

1763

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

Subjects

Religion associated

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Cast, Molded, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.15 (H) , 7.283 (L) , 5.118 (W) , 28.1839 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.7 (H) , 18.5 (L) , 13 (W) , 799 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 56, no. 4
[Book] Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 1911 American Church Silver of the 17th and 18th Centuries.
• Published: Plate 3, nos. 20-21