Tankard

Gerrit Onckelbag American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 750

In 1698, Giles Shelley (1664–1710), a New York City merchant and sea captain, sailed in command of the ship Nassau for Madagascar, a favorite haunt of Captain Kidd and his pirates. Shelley returned to New York with a vast amount of treasure but, suspected of complicity with Kidd, he was arrested on a charge of piracy. He was later released and lived for many years, a wealthy and respected merchant. This tankard was probably presented to Shelley by the merchants who financed his enterprise. The handsomely engraved coat of arms is that of the Shelley family, and the scene on the cover depicts a thirty-two-gun ship, possibly the Nassau.

Tankard, Gerrit Onckelbag (baptized 1670–1732), Silver, American

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Tankard, Gerrit Onckelbag (baptized 1670–1732), Silver, American
Tankard, Gerrit Onckelbag (baptized 1670–1732), Silver, American
Tankard, Gerrit Onckelbag (baptized 1670–1732), Silver, American
Tankard, Gerrit Onckelbag (baptized 1670–1732), Silver, American
Tankard, Gerrit Onckelbag (baptized 1670–1732), Silver, American
Tankard, Gerrit Onckelbag (baptized 1670–1732), Silver, American
Tankard, Gerrit Onckelbag (baptized 1670–1732), Silver, American
Tankard, Gerrit Onckelbag (baptized 1670–1732), Silver, American
Tankard, Gerrit Onckelbag (baptized 1670–1732), Silver, American
Tankard, Gerrit Onckelbag (baptized 1670–1732), Silver, American

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