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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1932.39
People
John Burt, American (Boston, MA 1692/3 - 1745/6 Boston, MA)
Title
Tankard
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1715-1720
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/231198

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
19.1 x 17.8 x 12.4 cm (7 1/2 x 7 x 4 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Maker's mark beside handle, just below lip: IB [crown above]. Engraved on top of handle: I * [superscript] H M. Scratched onto the bottom: oz/2510/26 [scratched out]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Jacob and Mary Hall, from the artist?; by descent through family; Rosamond, George F. F. and Percival Hall Lombard; their gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1932.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Rosamond, George F. F. and Percival Hall Lombard, Jr., Class of 1932, in memory of their father, Percival Hall Lombard, Class of '95.
Accession Year
1932
Object Number
1932.39
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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