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Tankard
John Carnes
1723-1760
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Carnes (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Pewter
Museum Object Number
1965.2268
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2268
Object Name
Tankard
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
John Carnes (Maker)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1723-1760
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Bottom, inside
Inscription: "CAR[NES IN BOS]TON" around sides of a shield, bird outline
Type: Mark
Location: Bottom, inside
Inscription: "CAR" and "TON" flanking a shield with a bird and crown, stamped
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Pewter
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
6.5 (H) x 7.374 (W) x 4.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.51 (H) x 18.73 (W) x 11.43 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Montgomery, Charles F. 1973 A History of American Pewter.
• Published: fig. 6-20, p. 119 and discussed on p. 121.Book: Laughlin, Ledlie Irwin. 1970 Pewter in America: Its Makers and Their Marks. I thru III.
• Published: pl. LXXXV, fig 714. Vol III, p. 13 discusses a tankard that probably is this one.Book: The Pewter Collectors' Club of America Inc. 1984 Pewter in American Life.
• Published: p.31.Article: Fennimore, Donald L. 04//1977 A True American Stuart Tankard -- Maybe. Pewter Collectors Club of America Bulletin. 7 (5)
• Published: fig. 2, p. 169