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Tankard
Henry Will
1761-1793
Category
Metals
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henry Will (Maker)
Place of Origin
Albany or New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Pewter
Museum Object Number
1965.2752
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2752
Object Name
Tankard
Category
Metals
Creator (Role)
Henry Will (Maker)
Place of Origin
Albany or New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin possibly New York City or Albany, New York (1775-1783) per previous cataloguer (2006).
Date
1761-1793
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, bottom of body
Inscription: "AD [conjoined] W" engraved crudely with serifs.
Type: Mark
Location: Interior, base, at center
Inscription: "H·W" stamped between two horizontal lines in a rectangle with clipped corners. Partially effaced.
Type: Mark
Location: Interior, base, at center
Inscription: Seated figure of Britannia stamped in rectangle with clipped corners. Partially effaced.
Type: Mark
Location: Interior, base, at center
Inscription: Leopard's head stamped in rectangle with clipped corners. Partially effaced.
Type: Mark
Location: Interior, base, at center
Inscription: Rampant lion stamped in rectangle with clipped corners.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Pewter
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
7.087 (H) x 7.283 (W) x 5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18 (H) x 18.5 (W) x 12.7 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diameter is of base.