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Document identity
localId
119258
label
Tankard
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
119258
contentType
object
title
Tankard
date
c. 1730–1740
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014383
creators
20590
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 18.8 cm (7 3/8 in.); with handle: 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in.); without handle: 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, Plymouth, 18th century
accession
1940.173
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Tankard, c. 1730–1740. Ephraim Cobb (American, 1708–1775/77). Silver; overall: 18.8 cm (7 3/8 in.); with handle: 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in.); without handle: 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.173
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved "A * L" in block letters on top of handle, and "Anna Leonard" on bottom.
formerAccessionNumbers
706.1916
citations
citation
Foote, Helen. "A Collection of Early American Silver Gift of Hollis French."<em> The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>27, no. 9 (November 1940): 131-142
page_number
Mentioned: p. 133
citation
Johnston, Phillip M. <em>Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
page_number
mentioned & reproduced P 27
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:42.431000
sourceId
119258
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver
creatorTags
male
thumbnail_url
image_url
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1
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0
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photo
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