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Tankard

Date1774-1775

Artist/Maker John Swift

OriginEngland, London

MediumSilver (Sterling)

DimensionsH(handle): 7 15/16"; H(cover): 7 3/4"; D(cover): 4 11/6"; D(rim): approx. 4 1/8" D(base): 5 3/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1954-344

DescriptionDouble-domed cover with projecting flange with incised molded edge and short bezel fitting within rim of body; cast openwork thumbpiece of interlaced loops on two imbricated half-ellipses soldered to lower dome of cover and to upper hinge plate; shaped lower hinge plate with molded face and pendent scrolled leaf soldered to face of handle; conventional hollow handle of S-shaped outline and D-shaped section with heart-shaped terminal of curved profile soldered to body below rim and with circular disc-attachment to lower part of body; straight-sided tapered body with molding at everted rim, drawn mid-band below center, and drawn molding above outward-curved baseboard.
InscribedNone
MarkingsMaker's mark "JS" in block letters within a rectangle with canted corners and a center indention in upper and lower sides of reserve, leopard's head crowned, lion passant, and date letter on face of body below rim to right of handle and on interior of cover.
ProvenanceVendor: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.