The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tankard

Date:: 1770
Geography:: Mid-Atlantic, Albany, New York, United States
Culture:: American
Medium:: Silver
Dimensions:: Overall: 8 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (22.5 x 19.4 cm); 40 oz. 3 dwt. (1249.5 g) Lip: Diam. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm) Base: Diam. 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm)
Classification:: Silver
Credit Line:: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933
Accession Number:: 33.120.516

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 774

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: engraved on underside in shaded roman: C / A * I ; 1770 engraved on underside in script: oz = d = / 41 " 4 engraved on body: crest over decorative reserve

Marking: marked four times on underside: I [small "G" centered] L (in rectangle with rounded end)
Provenance

Alphonso T. Clearwater, Kingston, New York, until died 1933
See also
Who
Jacob Gerritse Lansing (2)
What
Metal (59,619)

Silver (14,061)

Drinking vessels (6,032)

Tankards (307)
Where
North and Central America (83,077)

United States (79,776)

New York (2,784)

Albany (67)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,675)
In the Museum
American Decorative Arts (11,825)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The United States, 1600–1800 A.D.