Tankard
Artist
Paul Revere
(American, 1735–1818)
Date1760–1770
Mediumsilver
Dimensions21 × 13.3 × 18 cm (8 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.), weight: 29.9 oz
ClassificationsMetalwork
Markingsleft of handle, and near center point on bottom, in rectangle, '.REVERE'
Credit LineGift of The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of UnumProvident Corporation
Object number1999.502
Descriptiontapering sides, molded rim with incised lines below, applied bead on body and molded base band, domed and molded cover, incised lines on turned-down flange, spirally molded finial on molded stem, scroll thumbpiece on five part hinge, turned drop on scroll handle with drop at upper joining, disc at lower, cast mask tip (Unum Provident notebook)ProvenanceSotheby Parke-Bernet, Long Island Collection, formerly J.P. Morgan Acquired by Paul Revere Life Insurance Company (UnumProvident), June 8, 1970 Gift of The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of UnumProvident Corporation
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