1940.66: Tankard

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1940.66

People

Henry Brind, British (1742 - )

Title

Tankard

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

1749 - 1750

Places

Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, England, London

Period

George II (1727-1760)

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/230511

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

20.3 x 18 x 12.1 cm (8 x 7 1/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
870 g

Inscriptions and Marks

• hallmark: under foot, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter
• maker's mark: under foot, struck: HB [Henry Brind; Grimwade no. 951]
• hallmark: interior of cover, struck: lion passant, leopard's head, date letter
• maker's mark: interior of cover, struck: HB [Henry Brind; Grimwade no. 951]
• maker's mark: handle, struck: HB [Henry Brind; Grimwade no. 951]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Anonymous gift, 1940

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift

Accession Year

1940

Object Number

1940.66

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Baluster on spreading foot, wtih applied molded mid-rib and tubular scroll handle wtih escutcheon-shaped terminal and baluster drop molding; the hinged domed cover wtih openwork thumb-piece.

Publication History

• Christopher Hartop, British and Irish Silver in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums/Yale University Press (Cambridge, Mass. and New Haven, 2007), pp. 204-205, cat. no. 216, repr. p. 204, details repr. p. 204.

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