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Document identity
localId
119274
label
Tankard
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
119274
contentType
object
title
Tankard
date
1715–1720
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014399
creators
27061
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
with handle: 17.3 x 16.1 cm (6 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, Boston, early 18th century
accession
1940.188
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Tankard, 1715–1720. John Edwards (British). Silver; with handle: 17.3 x 16.1 cm (6 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.188
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
Engraved on handle: "SB to RA".
inscription
Stamped on side: "IE".
inscription
Engraved underside: "B" above "S.C".
formerAccessionNumbers
776.1916
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, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 49
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:45.268000
sourceId
119274
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver
creatorTags
male
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image_url
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
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photo
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