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Tankard

Dateca. 1730

Marked by Nathaniel Morse (ca. 1688-1748)

OriginAmerica, Massachusetts, Boston

MediumSilver

DimensionsOH: 8 ½”; OW (including handle): 7”; ODiam at foot: 5”

Credit LineBequest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hennage

Object number2020-251

DescriptionSilver tankard: Stepped footband supports tapered body with low-set midband. C-scroll handle with rounded drop at upper juncture and oval disk at lower juncture to body; handle terminates in slightly domed plain oval disk. Stepped, domed lid with peened bell-shaped finial and hinge with tall, scrolled thumbpiece and shaped drop on top of handle

InscribedEngraved on handle in block letters “I M” with a pellet between
MarkingsMarked in relief to left of handle: 1) “N Mors” in rectangle; note: mark is clear but very small [Kane mark G] and 2) larger mark with shaped cartouche enclosing “N Mor[s]” with crown above and lion [?] passant below; note: mark appears very soft or rubbed. Mark #1 is also struck on lid. Mark #2 appears to be previously unrecorded

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