Tankard

Benjamin Wynkoop American

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The smooth, flat covers of early New York tankards were ideal venues for decorative engraving. Here, period ornament surrounds an interlaced monogram of the script initials “JD” for the original owner, Jonas Douw (ca. 1655-1736). The tankard’s body is engraved with a cartouche of leafy mantling surrounding the coat of arms and crest used by the Douw family. The tankard’s provenance is remarkably complete, and its successive owners include some of Albany’s best-known colonial families. Jonas’s son Petrus Douw (1692-1775) married Anna van Rensselaer (1696-1756) in October 1717, thereby uniting the Douws with one of Albany’s most prosperous families. The initials of Petrus and Anna are engraved on the handle of the tankard.

Tankard, Benjamin Wynkoop (baptized 1675–1751), Silver, American

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Tankard, Benjamin Wynkoop (baptized 1675–1751), Silver, American
Tankard, Benjamin Wynkoop (baptized 1675–1751), Silver, American
Tankard, Benjamin Wynkoop (baptized 1675–1751), Silver, American
Tankard, Benjamin Wynkoop (baptized 1675–1751), Silver, American

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