The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tankard

Maker:: Possibly Paul Revere Sr. (1702–1754)
Date:: ca. 1750
Geography:: New England, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Culture:: American
Medium:: Silver
Dimensions:: Overall: 6 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (16.2 x 14 cm); 17 oz. 12 dwt. (546.9 g) Base: Diam. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) Lip: Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Classification:: Silver
Credit Line:: Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933.
Accession Number:: 33.120.506

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 774

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: engraved on body: [arms as yet unidentified]

Marking: marked on body to left of handle: P.REVERE (in rectangle)
Provenance

Jacob Forster (ca. 1810–?); his son, Edward Jacob Forster (ca. 1846–ca. 1896); his wife, Anita Damon Forster (1851–ca. 1944); her daughter, Teresa Forster McKeen (McKean) (1872–-?); McAuliffe & Hadley Jewelers, Boston, MA; Alphonso T. Clearwater; bequest to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1933.
See also
Who
Paul Revere Jr. (68)

Paul Revere Sr. (4)
What
Metal (59,364)

Silver (14,056)

Drinking vessels (6,032)

Tankards (307)
Where
North and Central America (81,404)

United States (78,109)

Massachusetts (1,048)

Boston (439)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
American Decorative Arts (11,825)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The United States, 1600–1800 A.D.