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On Display: House - du Pont Dining Room
Tankard
Josiah Austin
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Josiah Austin (Maker)
Place of Origin
Charlestown; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Silver
Museum Object Number
1961.0668
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1961.0668
Object Name
Tankard
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Josiah Austin (Maker)
Place of Origin
Charlestown; Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per previous cataloguer: Origin either Charlestown or Boston, Massachusetts.
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Body, left of handle
Inscription: "J·AUSTIN" stamped in a rectangle
Type: Inscription
Location: Handle, upper surface
Inscription: "C * C / 1763" engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, opposite handle
Inscription: "The GIFT of / M\rs/. Abigail Stevens / to the Church / in / CHARLESTOWN" with superscript "rs", engraved
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, underside
Inscription: "61.668" incised
Type: Label
Location: Body, interior (loose)
Inscription: 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
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Religion associated
Materials
- Silver
Techniques
- Wrought
- Cast
- Molded
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
8.15 (H) x 5.039 (W) x 7.323 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.7 (H) x 12.8 (W) x 18.6 (L)
Dimensions (oz)
28.2192