Tankard Maker: John Edwards (American, 1671–1746)

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ca. 1710–20

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm)
lip: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
base: 5 in. (12.7 cm)

Credit Line

Mabel Brady Garvan Collection

Accession Number

1930.963

Geography

Made in Boston, Massachusetts

Culture

American

Period

18th century

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
Josiah LIttle (active 1813); by descent to Josiah Little (active 1859); by descent to Joshua Hale (active 1872); by descent to his grandson Joshua Hale (active 1893). Francis P. Garvan, New York; gift in 1930 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1998), 420
  • Kathryn C. Buhler and Graham Hood, American Silver in the Yale University Art Gallery, 2 vols. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1970), vol. 1, p. 71, no. 67
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

tankard

Marks

"IE" crowned, fleur-de-lys below, in shield (on cover and at left of handle).

Inscriptions

"BSM" engraved on handle. "Josiah Little/ 1813/ Josiah Little/ 1859 / Joshua Hale 1872 to his grandson Joshua Hale 1894" added later on front by different hands.

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