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Document identity
localId
119257
label
Tankard
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
119257
contentType
object
title
Tankard
date
c. 1750
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014381
creators
8292
8289
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
with handle: 20.6 x 19 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts or Rhode Island, 18th century
accession
1940.172
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Tankard, c. 1750. Jonathan Clarke (American, 1706–1766), or Joseph Clark (American). Silver; with handle: 20.6 x 19 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.172
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
Engraved on handle: "B" over "I*E".
inscription
Stamped on handle: "Georgius II Deui Gratia".
inscription
Stamped underside: "I. Clark".
formerAccessionNumbers
2643.1929
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. 26
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:39.372000
sourceId
119257
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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