Tankard
Maker: Peter Van Dyck (American, 1684–1751)
ca. 1705–15
The combination of cast, chased, and engraved decoration make this one of the most elaborate of all American tankards. No other New York tankard of the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century approaches its monumental aspect. Silversmiths tended to employ gadrooned or engraved ornament on tankard lids, but here Peter Van Dyck uses both processes to render geometric and foliate details in both two and three dimensions. The front of the tankard is engraved with a complex cartouche containing the arms of the Wendell family. The initials on the handle—"HAW"—stand for Harmanus (1678–1731) and Anna (Glen) Wendell (1677–1756), who were married in 1699. Harmanus was the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Albany from 1728 to 1731.
- Medium
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Silver
- Dimensions
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7 3/16 × 5 7/16 in. (18.3 × 13.8 cm), 35 oz., 6 dwt. (1097 g)
other (Lip): 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm) - Credit Line
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Mabel Brady Garvan Collection
- Accession Number
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1930.1067
- Geography
- Culture
- Period
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18th century
- Classification
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